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Monday, Oct. 1

The Father of My Children

A Parisian movie producer conceals financial difficulties from his wife and daughters in this wrenching French drama, which was an award winner at Cannes. (2009) 9:45 a.m., Sundance

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Tuesday, Oct. 2

The Fifth Element

In this clever sci-fi thriller, Bruce Willis plays a 23rd-century cab driver out to rescue a young woman who is key to Earth’s survival. With Milla Jovovich. (1997) 8 p.m., AMC

Wednesday, Oct. 3

Bad Boys

A young hoodlum claws his way to top-dog status in a juvenile detention facility, in a film elevated beyond cliché by Sean Penn’s lead performance. (1983) 3:15 p.m., IFC

Thursday, Oct. 4

A Better Life

Demián Bichir of Weeds was Oscar-nominated for his turn as an undocumented immigrant in L.A. who’s struggling to save his son from poverty and gang life. (2011) 8 p.m., Showtime

Friday, Oct. 5

I Married a Witch

Veronica Lake stars in this fantasy-farce as a resurrected Salem witch who seeks vengeance against a man descended from the Puritan leader who had her burned at the stake. (1942) 1:15 p.m., TCM

Saturday, Oct. 6

The Muppets

Kermit and his cohorts made an acclaimed comeback with this comedy in which they race to save their old theater. With Jason Segel and Amy Adams. (2011) 9 p.m., Starz

Sunday, Oct. 7

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

An Oscar-nominated Alan Arkin plays a deaf mute who befriends a young girl in this moving film adaptation of Carson McCullers’s classic novel. Sondra Locke co-stars. (1968) 2 p.m., TCM