Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Oct. 4
Clueless
Director Amy Heckerling reimagined Jane Austen’s Emma as a teen comedy about a pampered Beverly Hills schoolgirl who takes up matchmaking. Alicia Silverstone stars. (1995) 3:45 p.m., HBO
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Tuesday
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
This early adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson horror classic features still-impressive transformation scenes. Fredric March won an Oscar in the title roles. (1932) 8 p.m., TCM
Wednesday
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American Graffiti
George Lucas wrote and directed this acclaimed comedy-drama about curb-cruising teens in 1962 California. The ensemble includes Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard. (1973) 7 a.m., Cinemax
Thursday
H.E.A.L.T.H.
Robert Altman satirized 1970s American culture in this all-star comedy set at a Florida health-food convention. With Carol Burnett, Glenda Jackson, and James Garner. (1979) 4 p.m., FMC
Friday
The Ballad of Jack & Rose
Rebecca Miller directed her husband, Daniel Day-Lewis, in this drama about the last remaining member of a ’60s-era commune. (2004) 1 p.m., IFC
Saturday
Strangers on a Train
A classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a charming sociopath who attempts to draw a fellow passenger into his scheme to get away with murder. Robert Walker and Farley Granger star. (1951) 8 p.m., TCM
Sunday
The Untouchables
Kevin Costner plays Eliot Ness and Robert De Niro is Al Capone in Brian De Palma’s crime epic. Sean Connery won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. (1987) 2 p.m., AMC
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