We value our work as much as anyone. But sometimes, things come up… and there’s absolutely no time to read all of Mansfield Park before the annual Homecoming party at Chancellor. This week, Film is here to help. We’ve compiled a list of movies to watch when you’re really in a pinch, organized by the class to which they apply. Just don’t make the Scarlet Letter mistake — that scene with Demi in the bathtub wasn’t in the Hawthorne original.

If you’re in ENGL 260: Henry James and Others Watch: Middlemarch (1994) Snuggle in bed for an afternoon of generically BBC British accents with this 1994 miniseries. Yeah, we’re all for George Eliot, but why read someone who doesn’t even make first billing? Key Quote: Dr. Tertius Lydgate: The reason doctors prescribe so much medicine, Mr. Mawmsey, is because it’s the only way they can make their money. If they could charge for their consultation then they wouldn’t have to overdose the King’s legion. And that’s the worst kind of treason, eh?

If you’re in ARTH 271: 17th Century European Art Watch: Caravaggio (1986) If a movie is categorized as an avant–garde visual arts experience, shouldn’t you be given credit for watching it? This is a biopic we wish we totally understood… but we’re sure you’ll be able to use some of that background knowledge of the rebel painter in one of your analytical essays. Extra points if you actually make it through the whole thing. Key Quote: Young Caravaggio: The process of painting is my knife!

If you’re in PSYC 162: Abnormal Psychology Watch: A Beautiful Mind (2001) Nothing screams “abnormal” like Russell Crowe throwing a telephone at a paparazzo. Wait, wrong situation. This film about a brilliant but disturbed mathematician illustrates a case of schizophrenia better than almost any lecture can. Key Quote: Charles: So what’s your story? You the poor kid that never got to go to Exeter or Andover? Nash: Despite my privileged upbringing, I’m actually quite well–balanced.

If you’re in ANTH 104: Sex and Human Nature Watch: Kinsey (2004) Sexual Behavior in the Human Male is a little dense, but this biopic has enough steam to educate you without putting you to sleep. What’s an anthropology class without a little exploration of our deepest sexual desires? We assure you that Liam Neeson leaves nothing under wraps. Key Quote: Kinsey: Everybody’s sin is nobody’s sin, and everybody’s crime is no crime at all.