Movies on TV

Monday, April 12

State of Play

The suspicious death of a congressman’s mistress leads a newspaper reporter into a thicket of intrigue in this political thriller. Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck lead a strong cast. (2009) 10 p.m., Cinemax

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Tuesday

High Wall

This first-rate film noir features Robert Taylor as a brain-injured war veteran committed to a mental institution because he strangled his wife … or did he? (1948) 8 p.m., TCM

Wednesday

Swamp Water

The first Hollywood film by French director Jean Renoir is a thriller about an unjustly accused prison escapee hiding in the Okefenokee Swamp. Walter Brennan and Dana Andrews star. (1941) 6 a.m., FMC

Thursday

Major Barbara

George Bernard Shaw co-wrote the film version of his satire about a Salvation Army officer appalled by her munitions-magnate father. With Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison. (1941) 8 p.m., TCM

Friday

The Shining

Stanley Kubrick’s chilling adaptation of the Stephen King thriller set in a haunted, snowbound hotel. Features Jack Nicholson. (1980) 8 p.m., AMC

Saturday

Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage won an Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic who chooses Las Vegas as the venue for drinking himself to death. (1995) 11:30 p.m., IFC

Sunday

Pan’s Labyrinth

A young girl in fascist Spain escapes to a fantastic underground realm in this dazzling political fable, winner of three Oscars in technical categories. (2006) 10 p.m., Sundance