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Monday, July 26

Sitting Pretty

Clifton Webb plays an eccentric genius who becomes the unlikely nanny to a suburban couple’s children. This vintage comedy inspired two sequels and the TV series Mr. Belvedere. (1948) 9 a.m., FMC

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Tuesday

The Charge of the Light Brigade

This stirring (if historically inaccurate) Crimean War drama reaches a climax at the Battle of Balaclava. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland star. (1936) 4 p.m., TCM

Wednesday

The Insider

This dramatization of what happened when a researcher went on 60 Minutes to blow the whistle on Big Tobacco was nominated for seven Oscars. Al Pacino and Russell Crowe lead the cast. (1999) 11:50 p.m., Starz

Thursday

Cool Runnings

A charming, fact-inspired comedy about the Jamaican national bobsled team’s quixotic 1988 quest for Olympic glory in Calgary. John Candy is at his funniest as their coach. (1993) 7 a.m., Cinemax

Friday

JFK

Oliver Stone’s controversial take on the assassination of President Kennedy, as seen from the vantage of skeptical District Attorney Jim Garrison, portrayed by Kevin Costner. (1991) 8 p.m., AMC

Saturday

Bad Lieutenant

Harvey Keitel delivers an incendiary portrayal of a ­corrupt New York police detective addicted to drugs and gambling. (1992) 10:05 p.m., IFC

Sunday

A Tale of Two Cities

This splendid adaptation of Dickens’ tale of look-alikes and the French Revolution earned a Best Picture Oscar nomination. Ronald Colman stars. (1935) 1 p.m., TCM