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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

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