Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Jan. 17
Donnie Darko
Once a box-office failure, this dream-like black comedy has since gathered critical respect and a cult following. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a high school student haunted by a monstrous rabbit. (2001) 12:10 p.m., Encore
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Tuesday, Jan. 18
The Aviator
Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese’s epic bio-drama. The film won five Oscars, including one for Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of Katharine Hepburn. (2004) 4 p.m., IFC
Wednesday, Jan. 19
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Hoffa
Jack Nicholson earned a Golden Globe nomination as powerful Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. (1992) 10 p.m., FMC
Thursday, Jan. 20
Spy Game
Robert Redford is a retiring CIA case officer racing the clock to save the life of a protégé (Brad Pitt) who’s been captured in China. (2001) 4:50 p.m., Starz
Friday, Jan. 21
All About Eve
This 1950 classic about a Broadway doyenne and a scheming ingenue was nominated for 14 Oscars and won six. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter, and George Sanders were all nominees. (1950) 8 p.m., FMC
Saturday, Jan. 22
The Sea Hawk
Errol Flynn swashbuckles his way through this colorful adventure as a privateer defending England against the Spanish Armada. (1940) 8 p.m., TCM
Sunday, Jan. 23
Black Narcissus
Anglican nuns battle inner demons as they try to establish a convent near the Himalayas. Jean Simmons and Deborah Kerr star in the drama, which won a cinematography Oscar. (1947) 8 p.m., TCM
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