Movies on TV
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, July 20
Jagged Edge (1985)
Glenn Close, in one of her first leading roles, plays a defense attorney who falls in love with her client. Jeff Bridges co-stars. 3:30 p.m., AMC
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Tuesday
Conrack (1974)
Jon Voight stars in the film version of Pat Conroy’s The Water Is Wide, a memoir of his experiences teaching in an isolated one-room schoolhouse in South Carolina. 2 p.m., FMC
Wednesday
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Director David Lean’s epic drama about World War II POWs, forced to build a bridge for their Japanese captors, won seven Oscars including Best Actor for Alec Guinness. 10 p.m., TMC
Thursday
A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
A TV weatherwoman is pursued by both a young pharmaceuticals heir and an older married author in this award-winning black comedy from Claude Chabrol. Ludivine Sagnier plays the title role. 10 p.m., Sundance
Friday
Lovely & Amazing (2001)
Fine performances by Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, and Emily Mortimer mark this bittersweet comedy-drama about a mother and three daughters who all grapple with self-image issues. 7:15 p.m., IFC
Saturday
The Kite Runner (2007)
The film adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel following two boyhood friends through war-torn Afghanistan received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film. 1:15 p.m., Showtime
Sunday
Rope (1948)
Alfred Hitchcock’s odd drama, inspired by the notorious Leopold and Loeb case, takes place in real time and (seemingly) in a single, continuous shot. John Dall and Farley Granger star. 10:45 p.m., TCM
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