TCM Schedule for Monday March 2, 2026 - Oscar Goes a Few Rounds

Daytime features Oscar nominated films of people on the run.

(all times Eastern)

6:00 AM Algiers (1938)
1h 35m | Crime | TV-PG
A thief on the run from the law risks his life for love.
Director: John Cromwell. Cast: Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie

8:00 AM Odd Man Out (1947)
1h 56m | Suspense | TV-PG
A wounded IRA man faces betrayal on all sides when the British put a price on his head.
Director: Carol Reed. Cast: James Mason, Robert Newton, Kathleen Ryan

10:00 AM Logan's Run (1975)
1h 58m | Science Fiction | TV-MA
A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
Director: Michael Anderson. Cast: Michael York, Richard Jordan, Jenny Agutter

12:00 PM Running on Empty (1988)
1h 56m | Drama | TV-14
A family of fugitives deal with their son's growing independence.
Director: Sidney Lumet. Cast: Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, River Phoenix

2:00 PM I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
1h 33m | Drama | TV-PG
A wrongly convicted man escapes from prison and builds a successful new
life, but his landlady learns the truth.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Cast: Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson

3:45 PM The Defiant Ones (1958)
1h 37m | Drama | TV-PG
Two convicts, a white racist and an angry black, escape while chained to each other.
Director: Stanley Kramer. Cast: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel

8:00 PM The Harder They Fall (1956)
1h 49m | Drama | TV-PG
A cynical press agent exposes inhuman conditions in the boxing game.
Director: Mark Robson. Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling

10:00 PM Fat City (1972)
1h 36m | Drama | TV-14
A washed-up boxer tries to show a young hopeful the ropes.
Director: John Huston. Cast: Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell, Candy Clark

12:00 AM Champion (1949)
1h 39m | Drama | TV-PG
Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.
Director: Mark Robson. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell

2:00 AM Golden Boy (1939)
1h 39m | Drama | TV-PG
A crooked promoter lures a young violinist to give up music for boxing.
Director: Rouben Mamoulian. Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden

4:00 AM Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
1h 53m | Drama | TV-PG
True story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Director: Robert Wise. Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane