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Monday, Nov. 26

Hoosiers

A fine Gene Hackman performance elevates this drama about an Indiana high school basketball team’s quest for the state championship. With Dennis Hopper, who was Oscar-nominated. (1986) 9:45 a.m., AMC

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Tuesday, Nov. 27

The Lives of Others

In the 1980s, an agent of East Berlin’s dreaded secret police surveils a playwright, with unexpected results. This moving drama won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. (2006) 8:30 a.m., IFC

Wednesday, Nov. 28

Solaris

A landmark in Soviet cinema, this psychological drama is set aboard a space station whose crew members are haunted by their pasts. (1972) 12:15 a.m., TCM

Thursday, Nov. 29

The War of the Worlds

This version of H.G. Wells’s tale about a Martian invasion won an effects Oscar and is included in the National Film Registry. Gene Barry stars. (1953) 9 a.m., AMC

Friday, Nov. 30

Fletch

Chevy Chase plays a reporter who dons disguises to investigate L.A. drug smuggling. Adapted from a Gregory Mcdonald best seller, the film has become a cult favorite. (1985) 6:20 a.m., Cinemax

Saturday, Dec. 1

The Big Lebowski

Another cult comedy—featuring Jeff Bridges as the Dude, an L.A. slacker who runs afoul of gangsters. Joel Coen directed. (1998) 11:10 p.m., Encore

Sunday, Dec. 2

The Glass Key

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are paired well in this second film version of Dashiell Hammett’s complex tale of crime and corruption. (1942) Noon, TCM