Movies on TV this week
Highlights for each day of the week
Monday, Feb. 9
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
In one of his funniest roles, Alec Guinness plays a chemist who makes enemies in the textile industry when he invents a fabric impervious to damage or stains. 10 p.m., TCM
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Tuesday
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Speaking of men in white suits, in this iconic musical John Travolta wore one to the disco to escape his dreary working-class world. 2:30 p.m., AMC
Wednesday
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State of Grace (1990)
The real-life gang the Westies inspired this crime drama, in which Sean Penn portrays a cop who infiltrates an Irish-American gang in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. 10 p.m., IFC
Thursday
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
The first talkie version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic broke new ground in camera and sound techniques, and Fredric March earned an Oscar for Best Actor. 8 p.m., TCM
Friday
Casino (1995)
Goodfellas director Martin Scorsese and co-screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi reunited for this crime epic starring Robert De Niro as a Las Vegas kingpin. With Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone. 8 p.m., AMC
Saturday
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Based on an Upton Sinclair novel, this brooding period drama about a ruthless oilman was nominated for eight Oscars. It won for Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and Best Cinematography. 8:30 p.m., Showtime
Sunday
Idiocracy (2006)
An average Joe (Luke Wilson) awakens from hibernation in 2505 to find a society so debased that he’s now the smartest man alive. Mike Judge’s satire got poor distribution but good reviews. 10 p.m., Comedy Central
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