PEOPLE keep complaining that they don't get to see many good movies these days. But a survey of the films showing on television indicates that some cinematic gems are ours for the grabbing on the small screen, if we make the time for them (some are showing at inconvenient hours). This week, the movies on TV to watch out for include:

Saturday, March 25: HBO, 6 a.m., "Kramer vs. Kramer." Wife (Meryl Streep) walks out on husband (Dustin Hoffman), leaving him to fend for himself and their young son. An intelligent, moving and well-crafted movie by Robert Benton. Oscar winner (1979) for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, etc.

Cinemax, 2 p.m., "Hud." Excellent story of moral degradation set in the modern West, with impeccable performances led by Patricia Neal as a family housekeeper who doesn't want to get involved with a no-account man (played by Paul Newman). Oscars won: Best Actress for Neal, Best Supporting Actor for Melvyn Douglas, Best Cinematography for James Earl Wong.

Star Movies, 7 p.m., "The Gingerbread Man." Kenneth Branagh sleeps with a woman (Embeth Davidtz) then tries to protect her from her lunatic father. Directed by Robert Altman.

Sunday, March 26: TNT, 12:20 a.m., "How the West Was Won." Blockbuster epic about three generations of Western pioneers suffers when seen on the smaller TV screen, but still tells a good story.

Small wonder, because this production won Oscars for Story, Screenplay and Editing in 1962. John Ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall direct a huge stellar cast led by Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, George Peppard, Carol Baker, John Wayne and James Stewart.

Star Movies, 1 a.m., "Midnight Cowboy." Emotionally shattering dramatization of James Leo Herlihy's novel about a country hick (Jon Voight) who goes to New York City and becomes a stud. He develops an unusual relationship with the streetsmart Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman).

Won Oscars in 1969 for Best Picture, Director (John Schlesinger) and Screenplay (Waldo Salt).

Star Movies 3 a.m., "Splash." Entertaining comedy about a man (Tom Hanks) who falls in love with a mermaid (Daryl Hannah). Buoyant performances, winning gags. Ron Howard directs.

Cinemax, 6 a.m., "A Merry War." Enjoyable satire about an advertising man (Richard E. Grant) who is captivated by the concept of offering his life to "art." He quits his day job and becomes a bohemian as he sets out to reinvent as a fulltime poet, while maintaining a relationship with his ex-coworker/girlfriend (Helena Bonham Carter).

Cinemax, 3:30 p.m., "Cool Hand Luke." Modern slant on prison camps shows little change. The storytelling is more irreverent, however, and its egg-eating contest sequence is still memorable.

Cast includes Paul Newman, Robert Drivas, Jo Van Fleet and George Kennedy, who won an Oscar for his performance as one of the prisoners. Stuart Rosenberg directs.

Cinemax, 10:45 p.m., "About Last Night." True-to-life look at problems faced by a young couple fleeing the singles scene--the biggest problem being his inability to make a genuine emotional commitment to her.

Adapted from David Mamet's one-act play, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago." Edward Zwick directs a cast paced by Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins.

HBO, 12:40 a.m., "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Adaptation of John Berendt's bestseller about some of the most eccentric denizens of Savannah, Georgia.

John Cusack is a reporter from New York assigned to cover Kevin Spacey's posh Christmas party. When Spacey is later accused of murder, Cusack decides to stick around to see what happens. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

Monday, March 27, HBO, 2:45 p.m., "The Prince of Tides." Barbra Streisand directs and co-stars with Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner and Kate Nelligan. Nolte is believable and compelling as a man who keeps a lifetime of harrowing memories bottled up inside--until he's forced to reveal them to a psychiatrist in order to help save his suicidal sister. Streisand tells a good story that's rich in emotion.

Cinemax, 4:15 p.m., "Terms of Endearment." James L. Brooks' film follows the relationship of a mother and daughter over the years with a wonderful mix of humor and heartache. Consistently offbeat and unpredictable, with exceptional performances by Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson.