Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Feb. 27
Little Miss Sunshine
This offbeat comedy about the family of a child beauty pageant contestant won Oscars for its screenplay and for supporting actor Alan Arkin. (2006) 8 p.m., IFC
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Tuesday, Feb. 28
To Catch a Thief
Cary Grant and Grace Kelly spark romantic fireworks in this romp about a retired cat burglar on the Riviera. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. (1955) 6 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, Feb. 29
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The Fugitive
Harrison Ford plays an innocent doctor on the run from the law in this update of a 1960s TV hit. Tommy Lee Jones won an Oscar as the pursuing marshal. (1993) 2 p.m., AMC
Thursday, March 1
Dodes’ka-den
Though it was a Best Foreign Film Oscar nominee, this story about the residents of a Tokyo dump was such a commercial failure that filmmaker Akira Kurosawa attempted suicide. (1970) 12:15 p.m., TCM
Friday, March 2
Synecdoche, New York
Being John Malkovich screenwriter Charlie Kaufman made his directorial debut with this surreal drama, which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman as the director of a bold theatrical project. (2008) 9:40 a.m., Starz
Saturday, March 3
Hanna
Raised in isolation to be an assassin, a teenage girl sets out to untangle her heritage. Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett star in this sleek thriller. (2011) 8 p.m., HBO
Sunday, March 4
X-Men: First Class
This above-average superhero epic explores the roots of the rivalry between warring factions of meta-human mutants. With Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. (2011) 7:45 p.m., Cinemax
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