Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Sept. 3
Deep Water
This award-winning documentary revisits a 1968–69 yacht race around the world, during which an amateur in a disintegrating boat faced a desperate choice. (2006) 4 p.m., IFC
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Tuesday, Sept. 4
Murder, My Sweet
Dick Powell successfully shifted gears from song-and-dance man to tough private eye in this fine version of Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely. (1944) 10:30 a.m., TCM
Wednesday, Sept. 5
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Cool Runnings
A charming, fact-inspired comedy about the Jamaican national bobsled team’s quixotic quest for Olympic glory. John Candy is at his funniest as the squad’s coach. (1993) 9 a.m., AMC
Thursday, Sept. 6
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Laura director Otto Prem-inger reunited with stars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney for this film noir about a detective who accidentally kills a suspect. (1950) 7:45 a.m., FMC
Friday, Sept. 7
Blue Velvet
David Lynch’s often unsettling film noir earned him a Best Director Oscar nomination. Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, and Dennis Hopper star. (1986) 10 p.m., Sundance
Saturday, Sept. 8
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
This drama about a boy whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks divided critics but garnered two Oscar nominations. Tom Hanks co-stars. (2011) 7:30 p.m., HBO
Sunday, Sept. 9
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
An Oscar-nominated Gary Oldman stars as a world-weary spy who returns from retirement to track down a Soviet mole. (2011) 2:05 p.m., Cinemax
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