IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)

Monday,1: 30 a.m., AMC

When a Philly detective visits rural Miss-issippi, he’s picked up for the murder of a white citizen. He ends up joining a small-town cop in the search for the real killer. Rod Steiger is at the top of his game, and Sidney Poitier was at the height of his fame. Oscar-winning peek into the way it was.

THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION (1998)

Sunday,5:30 p.m., Oxygen

Nina (Jennifer Aniston) chooses not to marry the overbearing father of her unborn baby, and asks a gay friend (Paul Rudd) to take on the role. She falls for him. “Object” should never have been a theatrical release, but it’s perfect for TV. Watch it in your p.j.s.

ROCKY (1976)

Thursday,12:15 a.m.,TCM

Here’s the first and the greatest Rocky of them all. A fourth-rate Palooka (Sylvester Stallone) gets his shot at the heavyweight title and ends up winning our hearts – and the Best Picture Oscar. Rocky, who is now eligible for his AARP, is onto his 43,000th sequel.

THE CRYING GAME (1992)

Thursday,12 midnight, Showtime

This shocking, multilayered film tells the story of an IRA terrorist kidnapping of a British soldier gone wrong. The soldier (Forest Whitaker) and his hapless victim (Stephen Rea) develop a rapport and the terrorist is drawn into the soldier’s world, which is not what it appears to be. Nor is the soldier’s lover what she appears to be.