Movies Complex’s Crappy Holiday Movie Survival Guide

Right now we’re in the thick of that always fun holiday lull between Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Festivus/Goat Stoning Day and New Year’s where, if you’re lucky, you’ll be sitting around without a whole lot do to. And whether you’re in the Midwest with the extended fam or at the crib catching cabin fever with wifey, there’s a good chance you’re gonna get dragged to some shitty kids/date/old folks movie that you had zero interest in seeing.

But just because you’re bound to piss away two hours of your life that you’ll never see again doesn’t mean you can’t take steps to ease the pain. We’ve studied the five schlockiest flicks of this holiday season to help prepare you for the cinematic torture. Read on for our tips on surviving Marley & Me, Bedtime Stories, Doubt, Revolutionary Road and Seven Pounds…