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ONE FALSE MOVE

Flix, 8 p.m. ET

Billy Bob Thornton co-stars in (with Bill Paxton) and co-wrote (with Tom Epperson) this 1992 crime thriller, which brings fugitives and cops from Los Angeles to a small Arkansas town, where the locals have some law enforcement, and lawbreaking, ideas of their own. Paxton is really natural, and the script takes some sharp, dark turns.

MANHATTAN

TCM, 8 p.m. ET

Once Woody Allen revealed his predilection for younger women in real life, this 1979 movie, in which he dates a girl (Mariel Hemingway) who “has homework,” lost a little of its naïve charm. But it’s still an excellent film, a darker look (in black-and-white, too) at many of the same themes in his earlier Annie Hall. As with that movie, the famous faces parading through this are legion.

KALIFORNIA

Flix, 10 p.m. ET

This very disturbing 1993 road movie takes a well-meaning couple (Michelle Forbes, now in True Blood, and David Duchovny) and has them cross paths with a pair of quirky, menacing strangers, played by Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis.

WEEDS

Showtime, 10 p.m. ET

Nancy considers having an abortion – which, given her evil kingpin boyfriend’s attachment to it, could risk her lives in more ways than one. The gynecologist she sees, meanwhile, has a familiar face, and an even more uneven voice. Both belong to Alanis Morissette, beginning a half-season guest star turn.

KRAMER VS. KRAMER

TCM, 10 p.m. ET

In 1979, Dustin Hoffman starred in this excellent family drama, with Meryl Streep as the woman on the other side of a custody battle. Scenes between Hoffman and Justin Henry, who played his young son, are precious – and completely credible. Robert Benton directed.

NURSE JACKIE

Showtime, 10:30 p.m. ET

Jackie has to prepare Zoey for the night shift – and it’s not assignment that makes either of them smile.

   
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