Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Oct. 15
Open Water
A bickering couple on a scuba expedition are accidentally abandoned in shark-infested waters. This low-budget sleeper hit was inspired by a real incident. (2003) 8 p.m., IFC
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Malaya
The star wattage of James Stewart and Spencer Tracy powers this World War II thriller about an ex-reporter and a smuggler who team up to sneak rubber out of Japanese-occupied Malaya. (1949) 8:45 a.m. TCM
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
Rosemary’s Baby
Roman Polanski turned Ira Levin’s supernatural thriller into a film classic starring Mia Farrow as a pawn in a satanic conspiracy. With John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon. (1968) 9 a.m., AMC
Thursday, Oct. 18
Cool Hand Luke
Paul Newman, in one of the best roles he’d ever get, plays a nonconformist in a harsh Florida prison camp.(1967) 6 a.m., Cinemax
Friday, Oct. 19
Great Expectations
Dickens’s tale about a 19th-century orphan is updated into a glossy romance set in contemporary Florida. With Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. (1998) 10:10 p.m., Sundance
Saturday, Oct. 20
Carnage
Two Brooklyn couples meet to discuss a playground fight in this Roman Polanski film featuring Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet. (2011) 9 p.m., Starz
Sunday, Oct. 21
Gulliver’s Travels
Animators Max and Dave Fleischer answered Disney’s Snow White with this feature-length cartoon musical. Though not as good as a Disney film, it’s worthwhile for children and animation buffs. (1939) 8 p.m., TCM
-
Arts on prescription: why doctors are prescribing museums and comedy
In The Spotlight Stressed-out patients in Switzerland are being prescribed a trip to the museum to boost their mental wellbeing
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
-
Shompole Wilderness Camp: reconnect with nature at this secluded retreat
The Week Recommends This luxurious family-run camp in southern Kenya has access to more than 350,000 acres of pristine savannah
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
Liberation Day: will Keir Starmer surrender to Donald Trump's tariffs?
Today's Big Question After failing to secure exemptions for the UK, PM must decide whether to retaliate or not
By The Week UK Published