IT’S ALL RELATIVE

Three movies to see over the holidays—and which family member to bring along.

BEST FOR DAD Vice

This biopic traces Dick Cheney’s (Christian Bale, above) discreet, shadowy rise to power and his reshaping of U.S. policy during the post-9/11 wars. Director Adam Mckay (The Big Short) doesn’t let the VP off easily, to say the least. (12/25)

BEST FOR BROS Destroyer

This chilling noir centers on detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) who, years earlier, infiltrated a bank-robbing meth gang, to disastrous results. When she learns her criminal nemesis is back on the scene, she tracks him down for some revenge. (12/25)

BEST FOR THE WHOLE FAM Green Book

In this inspirational 1960s dramedy, an African-american classical pianist (Mahershala Ali) hires a wiseguy driver (Viggo Mortensen) for security on a tour of the South, highlighting injustices past and present. (11/21)