Movies on TV this week:

Monday, Aug. 10

Mr. 880 (1950)

Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street) earned an Oscar nomination as an amateur counterfeiter in this gentle, fact-based comedy. Starring Burt Lancaster in a rare comic role. 2 p.m., FMC

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Tuesday

The Fifth Element (1997)

In this colorful sci-fi thriller from director Luc Besson, Bruce Willis stars as a 23rd-century cab driver out to rescue a girl important to the survival of Earth. 4:15 p.m., Cinemax

Wednesday

Batman Begins (2005)

Star Christian Bale and ­director Christopher Nolan bring the venerable comic-book hero back to his dark roots. (A few years later, both would return for The Dark Knight.) 10 p.m., AMC

Thursday

The Big Heat (1953)

Glenn Ford is well cast as a vengeful cop out to bring down a crime boss. But Gloria Grahame steals the show as the mobster moll who helps him. 9:45 p.m., TCM

Friday

Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

Playing a mentally unbalanced­ baby sitter in this thriller, Marilyn Monroe set out to prove she could act—and succeeded. With Richard Widmark. 7 a.m., AMC

Saturday

An Affair to Remember (1957)

In this classic romance, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr portray two people who fall in love during an ocean ­voyage, despite being engaged to ­others. 8 p.m., TCM

Sunday

My Life as a Dog (1985)

In this poignant coming-of-age drama from Sweden, a boy is sent to live with ­relatives, The film won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. 3:45 p.m., IFC