What do you want to watch tonight?
Each title says who it's good for, and who it isn't. Tap what you want tonight, or say no to one and why.
Closest to 10 Cloverfield Lane first
Split 2017
Film
Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him — as well as everyone around him — as the walls between his compartments shatter apart.
The sides of Split
- Three girls kidnapped
- A man with many personalities
- Something else waiting to come out
Good for you if
- you like one actor playing many people, each one different.
- you like a captivity thriller where escape keeps slipping away.
- you like an ending that changes what kind of film you were watching.
Bad for you if
- child abuse in flashbacks is too hard for you.
- you can't stand blood. The attacks in the last act are brutal.
About: trauma · identity · survival
Silo 2023
Series
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
The sides of Silo
- Thousands living in an underground silo
- A rule against wanting to go outside
- An engineer who starts asking questions
Good for you if
- you want to know who built the silo and why.
- you like a closed world with its own laws, levels and history.
- you like Juliette digging where she was told not to.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. The truth comes out slowly.
- four seasons is a lot for you to give one underground mystery.
About: truth · control · survival
Don't Breathe 2016
Film
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
The sides of Don't Breathe
- Three thieves break into a blind man's house
- He isn't helpless
- A basement they shouldn't find
Good for you if
- you like holding your breath in a dark house.
- you like a villain who hunts by sound.
- you like a reveal halfway that changes everything.
Bad for you if
- brutal violence ruins it for you.
- one disturbing scene with a captive is too much for you.
About: survival · guilt · desperation
A Quiet Place Part II 2021
Film
Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.
The sides of A Quiet Place Part II
- The family leaves home
- A deaf girl with a plan
- A survivor in an old factory
Good for you if
- you like silence that makes every sound terrifying.
- you like creatures that hunt by noise.
Bad for you if
- you like a slow build. Part II throws the family into danger from the first scene.
- you want a story that wraps up. This one ends with more to come.
About: family · courage · survival
Black Swan 2010
Film
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
The sides of Black Swan
- A dancer chasing perfection
- A rival who might not be real
- Swan Lake from the inside
Good for you if
- you like a lead performance that cracks in front of you.
- you like paranoia that keeps tightening.
- you like not knowing what's real and what's in her head.
Bad for you if
- sex scenes aren't for you, or you're watching with others.
- self-harm and mental breakdown are too hard for you.
About: perfection · obsession · identity
The Silence of the Lambs 1991
Film
A young FBI trainee asks Hannibal Lecter, an imprisoned psychiatrist and cannibal, to help her catch another serial killer who is still out there.
The sides of The Silence of the Lambs
- Conversations through the glass
- A young woman proving herself among men
- A race to save the next victim
Good for you if
- you like a performance you can't look away from, even when you want to.
- you like tension made of two people talking through a sheet of glass.
- you like a final stretch that has you holding your breath.
Bad for you if
- graphic gore ruins it for you. A few images are hard to forget.
- you can't take a story of women kidnapped and starved by a killer. One is held at the bottom of a pit in his basement.
About: fear · power · identity · ambition
Twelve Monkeys 1995
Film
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
The sides of Twelve Monkeys
- A prisoner sent back in time to stop a virus
- An asylum and a raving patient
- An airport memory
Good for you if
- you like a time loop you piece together.
- you like a feverish, strange atmosphere.
- you like a wild, twitchy supporting role.
Bad for you if
- you want clear answers about what's real.
- you need some hope. A plague has already wiped out most of humanity before the story starts.
About: fate · madness · memory
The Thing 1982
Film
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The sides of The Thing
- A research station in Antarctica
- Something that copies anyone
- A blood test
Good for you if
- you like paranoia where anyone could be the monster.
- you like practical creature effects that still shock.
- you like an ending that leaves you unsure.
Bad for you if
- grotesque body horror ruins it for you.
- films from 1982 feel dated to you.
About: paranoia · trust · isolation
Bird Box 2018
Film
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
The sides of Bird Box
- A mother and two children blindfolded
- Something that makes you want to die if you see it
- A river trip
Good for you if
- you like survival with a strict rule.
- you like a threat you never see.
Bad for you if
- you want answers. What the creatures are and why they kill is never explained.
- mass suicide shown on screen is too much for you.
About: motherhood · survival · fear
Perfect Blue 1998
Anime
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
The sides of Perfect Blue
- A pop singer who becomes an actress
- A fan website that knows her daily life
- Murders around her film set
Good for you if
- you like a stalker thriller where you can't trust what you see.
- you like a story where dream, filming and reality blur.
- you like being scared by your own reflection.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see a staged rape scene and a nude photo shoot.
- you can't stand stabbings shown up close.
- you don't watch anime.
About: fame · identity · obsession
Get Out 2017
Film
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
The sides of Get Out
- Meeting your girlfriend's parents
- A garden party that feels wrong
- A teacup and a spoon
Good for you if
- you like slow unease where everyone smiles too much.
- you like finding out what's really going on, piece by piece.
- you like a horror film that's also sharp and funny.
Bad for you if
- you scare easily, especially with creepy situations.
- a bloody last act ruins it for you.
About: race · control · family
The Terminator 1984
Film
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
The sides of The Terminator
- A killing machine sent from the future
- A waitress who doesn't know she matters
- A soldier sent to protect her
Good for you if
- you like being hunted by something that never stops.
- you like a lean, fast 80s thriller.
- you like a waitress who learns to fight back to stay alive.
Bad for you if
- effects from 1984 look dated to you.
- shootouts in a police station ruin it for you.
About: fate · survival · machines
Room 2015
Film
Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.
The sides of Room
- A mother and son in one small room
- The world outside, seen for the first time
- A plan to escape
Good for you if
- you like a story of love that survives the worst.
- you like a child actor you'll never forget.
- you like an escape scene that stops your heart.
Bad for you if
- captivity and abuse, even mostly unseen, are too much for you.
- you need momentum. After the escape, the film slows down to watch them heal.
About: motherhood · freedom · resilience
Us 2019
Film
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
The sides of Us
- A family on holiday
- Doubles at the end of the driveway
- Red jumpsuits and scissors
Good for you if
- you like a home invasion with a strange idea behind it.
- you like a family fighting their own copies.
- you like an ending that recasts what you saw.
Bad for you if
- you want everything explained. The rules of the Tethered leave many questions open.
- stabbings and fights ruin it for you.
About: identity · privilege · the self
Prisoners 2013
Film
When his young daughter and her friend disappear on Thanksgiving, a father takes the law into his own hands while a detective works the case.
The sides of Prisoners
- A detective who won't let go
- How far a father will go
- A case built like a maze
- Rain, cold, and grey light
Good for you if
- you like being tense for two and a half hours straight.
- you like collecting clues and trying to get ahead of the detective.
- you like watching an actor go somewhere raw. Hugh Jackman does.
Bad for you if
- a child in danger is too much for you.
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
About: faith · revenge · guilt · fatherhood
Annihilation 2018
Film
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
The sides of Annihilation
- Five scientists entering the Shimmer
- Nature mutating into something else
- A bear that screams
Good for you if
- you like science fiction that feels like a nightmare.
- you like rainbow-coloured, mutated landscapes.
- you like an ending that refuses to explain itself.
Bad for you if
- body horror and one terrifying creature are too much for you.
- you need momentum. The expedition moves slowly and quietly through the Shimmer.
About: self-destruction · change · grief
War of the Worlds 2005
Film
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
The sides of War of the Worlds
- A father fleeing with his kids
- Tripods rising from the ground
- A cellar and a probe
Good for you if
- you like an invasion seen from the ground, from a family's view.
- you like terrifying destruction scenes.
- you like a long, quiet scene hiding in a basement.
Bad for you if
- you want something for the kids. Here two children run from an alien invasion, terrified.
- you need the science to hold up. The tripods were buried under our cities long before us.
About: survival · fatherhood · fear
Homeland 2011
Series
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
The sides of Homeland
- A CIA officer who trusts her instincts over orders
- A Marine back from captivity under suspicion
- Her mentor Saul in the background
Good for you if
- you like wondering whether a returning soldier was turned.
- you want Claire Danes as Carrie, on the edge in every scene.
- you like the politics of intelligence agencies and the war on terror.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons is too much for you.
- a heroine struggling with bipolar disorder on screen is too much for you.
About: loyalty · paranoia · sacrifice
Ex Machina 2015
Film
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
The sides of Ex Machina
- A programmer invited to test a robot
- A house in the middle of nowhere
- Who is testing whom
Good for you if
- you like quiet unease between three people in a house.
- you like science fiction that feels like next year.
- you like conversations that are really tests.
Bad for you if
- you want action. It's mostly talking.
- nudity isn't for you tonight.
About: control · consciousness · manipulation
The Sixth Sense 1999
Film
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
The sides of The Sixth Sense
- A boy who sees dead people
- A psychologist trying to help him
- A mother who doesn't understand
Good for you if
- you like an ending that makes you replay the whole film in your head.
- you like quiet, creeping fear.
- you like a ghost story that's really about grief.
Bad for you if
- you scare easily, especially with children in danger.
- you need momentum. It moves quietly, one session with Cole at a time.
About: grief · communication · fear