Monday, May 17
Pickup on South Street
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Tuesday
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Five top Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor (Jack Nicholson), went to the film adaptation of Ken Kesey’s novel about a rebellious inmate at a mental institution. (1975) 10 p.m., TCM
Wednesday
The Wicker Man
This thinking-man’s chiller, about a police officer who encounters a pagan society on an isolated Scottish isle, has a cult following. Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee star. (1974) 8 p.m., IFC
Thursday
Black Hawk Down
Based on a series of articles in The Philadelphia Inquirer and a book by Mark Bowden, director Ridley Scott’s gripping drama follows U.S. soldiers in Somalia in 1993. (2001) 10 p.m., Encore
Friday
Snow Falling on Cedars
In Washington state, a murder trial in the aftermath of World War II stirs lingering prejudice against Japanese-Americans. Ethan Hawke stars in the film version of David Guterson’s novel. (1999) 10 a.m., Cinemax
Saturday
Up
A grumpy widower and an eager boy head to South America in a house carried aloft by balloons in this hit Pixar fantasy, winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. (2009) 9 p.m., Starz
Sunday
The Wild One
This otherwise run-of-the-mill biker film is elevated by Marlon Brando’s iconic performance as its brooding antihero. With Lee Marvin. (1954) 4:30 p.m., TCM
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