Movies on TV

Monday, Feb. 20

City Island

Members of a Bronx family withhold surprising secrets in this warm, quirky comedy. With Julianna Margulies and Andy Garcia. (2009) 5:40 p.m., Starz

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Tuesday, Feb. 21

Slap Shot

Paul Newman, reuniting with The Sting director George Roy Hill for this rowdy comedy, plays a hockey coach whose team embraces violence as a path to victory. (1977) 12:45 p.m., Encore

Wednesday, Feb. 22

Kingdom of Heaven

Orlando Bloom stars as a blacksmith who joins the Crusades in this Ridley Scott epic. Edward Norton, Eva Green, and Jeremy Irons add strong supporting performances. (2005) 8 p.m., AMC

Thursday, Feb. 23

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Director David Lean’s drama about World War II POWs forced to build a bridge for their Japanese captors won seven Oscars, including one for its star, Alec Guinness. (1957) 8 p.m., TCM

Friday, Feb. 24

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Steven Spielberg’s beloved fantasy about a boy who befriends a visitor from outer space was for a time the highest-grossing film ever. (1982) 2:30 p.m., AMC

Saturday, Feb. 25

The Grapes of Wrath

Striking black-and-white photography highlights John Ford’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic. Henry Fonda stars. (1940) 8 p.m., TCM

Sunday, Feb. 26

The Outsiders

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel about rival youth gangs features many young actors who went on to major careers, including Matt Dillon and Ralph Macchio. (1983) 9:30 a.m., Encore