Movies on TV

Monday, Nov. 14

The Quiller Memorandum

Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay for this Cold War spy thriller, which stars George Segal as an agent on the trail of neo-Nazis in Berlin. With Alec Guinness and Max von Sydow. (1967) 2 p.m., FMC

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Tuesday, Nov. 15

The Hi-Lo Country

Director Stephen Frears won a Berlin Film Festival award for this Western featuring a love triangle among Woody Harrelson, Billy Crudup, and Patricia Arquette. (1998) 9 a.m., AMC

Wednesday, Nov. 16

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Lana Turner and John Garfield scorch the screen as illicit lovers plotting to kill Turner’s onscreen husband for the insurance money. A hard-boiled classic. (1946) 8 a.m., TCM

Thursday, Nov. 17

A Fish Called Wanda

Stolen jewels enmesh a crew of bungling criminals in this hilarious farce, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, and Kevin Kline. (1988) 7 a.m., Cinemax

Friday, Nov. 18

Drumline

A young hip-hop musician from Harlem struggles to fit in with the marching band at a fictional Atlanta university. Nick Cannon stars. (2002) 8 a.m., HBO

Saturday, Nov. 19

Full Metal Jacket

Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War drama follows a group of young Marines into harrowing combat. With Matthew Modine. (1987) 8:05 p.m., IFC

Sunday, Nov. 20

Moby Dick

John Huston directed this faithful adaptation of the Herman Melville classic from a screenplay he co-wrote with Ray Bradbury. Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart star. (1956) 10 p.m., TCM