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
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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
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
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