Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, June 20
It’s Complicated
The chemistry between Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep highlights this Golden Globe–nominated comedy about an affair between ex-spouses. Steve Martin plays a second Streep suitor. (2009) 4:05 p.m., Cinemax
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Tuesday, June 21
Angel Face
This unusual film noir casts Jean Simmons against type as a beautiful psychopath who seduces a chauffeur into aiding her murderous schemes. Robert Mitchum co-stars. (1953) 9:45 p.m., TCM
Wednesday, June 22
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To Die For
Nicole Kidman won a Golden Globe for her performance as a would-be TV newscaster who goes to extreme lengths in pursuit of stardom. Directed by Gus Van Sant. (1995) 5:45 p.m., IFC
Thursday, June 23
The Birdcage
The owner of a drag club and its transvestite star pretend to be heterosexual in director Mike Nichols’s remake of the French farce La Cage aux Folles. With Nathan Lane and Robin Williams. (1996) 10 a.m., AMC
Friday, June 24
Cheaper by the Dozen
Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, real-life efficiency experts and parents of 12, are played by Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy in this warm family comedy. (1950) 9 a.m., FMC
Saturday, June 25
Out of the Past
Robert Mitchum portrays a private eye who falls for the runaway mistress a gangster has hired him to find. Jane Greer co-stars in the film noir classic, remade in 1984 as Against All Odds. (1947) 8 p.m., TCM
Sunday, June 26
Steel Magnolias
Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Julia Roberts lead a stellar ensemble in the film adaptation of Robert Harling’s play about the regulars at a Louisiana beauty parlor. (1989) 9 a.m., Encore
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