Movies on TV

The Aviator

A grand performance by Leonardo DiCaprio carries Martin Scorsese’s epic portrait of eccentric film and aviation magnate Howard Hughes. (2004) 8 p.m., the Movie Channel

Tuesday, Aug. 27

Dick

Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst co- star in an offbeat comedy that hands a central role in Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal to two daft 15-year- olds. (1999) 6:25 p.m., Showtime

Wednesday, Aug. 28

The Lincoln Lawyer Matthew McConaughey’s charm elevates this thriller about an L.A. defense attorney who operates out of the back of a chauffeured Lincoln Town Car. From a novel by Michael Connelly. (2011) 8 p.m., Epix

Thursday, Aug. 29

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Jason Scott Lee plays his namesake in a light, serviceable biopic of the more celebrated martial-arts screen star. (1993) 9:30 p.m., Movieplex

Friday, Aug. 30

House of Strangers

The adult sons of a crooked banker plot against one another after their father lands in prison. With Edward G. Robinson and Susan Hayward. (1949) 10:15 p.m., TCM

Saturday, Aug. 31

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy garnered an Oscar nomination playing a failing New York writer who turns to forgery. (2018) 8 p.m., HBO

Sunday, Sept. 1

The Adjustment Bureau Matt Damon plays a Senate candidate who learns that a secret intelligence network is guiding his fate, in a drama based on a Philip K. Dick short story. Emily Blunt co-stars as the new crush he’s told he must split with. (2011) 6:10 p.m., Cinemax