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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