Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, May 30
Parenthood
Director Ron Howard’s warm-hearted ensemble comedy-drama inspired the current NBC series. A strong cast includes Steve Martin and Oscar nominee Dianne Wiest. (1989) 8 p.m., Encore
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Tuesday, May 31
Working Girl
Melanie Griffith garnered a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance as a Wall Street secretary being manipulated by her devious boss. With Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford. (1988) 8 p.m., FMC
Wednesday, June 1
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Night Train to Munich
Carol Reed (The Third Man) directed this Hitchcock-style thriller, which stars Rex Harrison as a British agent who disguises himself as a Nazi to protect a father and daughter who are fleeing the Gestapo. (1940) 9:45 p.m., TCM
Thursday, June 2
Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum not only stars in this cult classic about a moonshine runner, the actor also co-wrote the screenplay and theme song, and may have directed most of the film, uncredited. (1958) 6 p.m., TCM
Friday, June 3
The Crucible
Arthur Miller served as screenwriter for this update of his 1952 play about the Salem witch trials and, by extension, the McCarthy era. With Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder. (1996) 8 p.m., FMC
Saturday, June 4
The Horse Soldiers
Director John Ford’s only Civil War film is based on the true story of a Union cavalry raid during the Vicksburg campaign. John Wayne and William Holden star. (1959) 9:30 a.m., AMC
Sunday, June 5
Dead Poets Society
Robin Williams earned an Oscar nomination as an unconventional teacher at a 1950s prep school. (1989) 6:30 a.m., Cinemax
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