Movies on TV this week
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, April 13
Bring It On (2000)
A charming, energetic comedy about rival high school cheerleading squads—one from an affluent white suburb, the other from the inner city. With Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union. 8 p.m., Encore
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Tuesday
Little Caesar (1930)
Real-life Chicago mobster Sam Cardinelli inspired this crime saga, in which Edward G. Robinson utters the famous line, “Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?” 7:30 a.m., TCM
Wednesday
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Snow Angels (2008)
A bleak, critically acclaimed drama about disintegrating relationships and murder in a small town, starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale. From Stewart O’Nan’s novel. 9:30 a.m., Cinemax
Thursday
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
In Alfred Hitchcock’s riveting remake of his own 1934 drama, James Stewart is an innocent American abroad who becomes embroiled in an assassination plot. 10 p.m., TCM
Friday
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Clint Eastwood portrays an aging Secret Service agent who faces off against a would-be presidential assassin in this superior thriller. With John Malkovich. 12:45 p.m., AMC
Saturday
Scanners (1981)
From director David Cronenberg’s early days, a low-budget but effective sci-fi chiller involving a secret race of telepaths. Starring Jennifer O’Neill. 10:35 p.m., TMC
Sunday
The Face of Another (1966)
Scarred in an accident, a scientist obtains a synthetic face in this disturbing but thoughtful thriller from director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
8 a.m., IFC