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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.

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  1. The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

    The sides of The Greatest Showman

    • A dreamer who invents the circus
    • Outcasts who become stars
    • This is me

    Good for you if

    • you like pop songs that make you want to stand up.
    • you want something joyful and bright.
    • you like big, sincere emotions.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand love stories. Two romances run through the circus.
    • you want sharp, talky scenes. Here the songs do most of the talking.

    About: ambition · acceptance · dreams

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  2. Amy 2015

    Documentary

    A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. We see her from her teen years, where she already showed her singing abilities, to her finding success and then her downward spiral into alcoholism and drugs.

    The sides of Amy

    • Home videos of a teenage singer in London
    • The recording of Back to Black
    • Paparazzi flashes outside her door

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing Amy Winehouse's lyrics on screen as she sings them.
    • you want her life told only through home videos, voicemails and friends' voices.
    • you like being moved by someone you watch slip away.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take addiction, an eating disorder and an overdose on screen.
    • you need some hope, and you know how this one ends.

    About: fame · addiction · talent

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  3. Searching for Sugar Man 2012

    Documentary

    Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

    The sides of Searching for Sugar Man

    • Rodriguez, a Detroit singer who sold almost nothing at home
    • His record everywhere in apartheid South Africa
    • Two fans trying to find out how he died

    Good for you if

    • you like discovering songs you've never heard, and hearing why they mattered.
    • you like an investigation that starts with record sleeves and royalties.
    • you can be moved by how much a few songs meant to people on the other side of the world.

    Bad for you if

    • you want more happening than interviews and songs.
    • you'd rather a made-up story than a documentary about real people.

    About: fame · humility · second chances

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  4. Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

    The sides of Dallas Buyers Club

    • A rodeo cowboy diagnosed with HIV
    • Smuggling medicine across borders
    • An unlikely partner

    Good for you if

    • you like actors transformed, body and soul.
    • you like true stories of people who fought the system.
    • you like a prejudiced man who changes.

    Bad for you if

    • illness and dying from AIDS are too heavy for you tonight.
    • you'd rather skip the blunt sex scenes, or you're watching with family.

    About: survival · prejudice · defiance

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  5. Soul 2020

    Film

    Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

    The sides of Soul

    • A jazz teacher between life and death
    • A soul who doesn't want to be born
    • A cat body in New York

    Good for you if

    • you like 22 stuck in Joe's body and Joe stuck in a cat.
    • you like jazz played for real.
    • you like a strange, gentle world before birth.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you roll your eyes at life lessons. The film asks you to savour every falling leaf.

    About: purpose · living · passion

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  6. The Beatles: Get Back 2021

    Documentary

    The three-part documentary series, compiled from over 60 hours of unseen footage, captures the warmth, camaraderie, and creative genius that defined the legacy of music's most iconic foursome. The series also includes – for the first time in its entirety – The Beatles' final performance at London's Savile Row.

    The sides of The Beatles: Get Back

    • The Beatles writing songs in a studio
    • Unseen footage from January 1969
    • The rooftop concert in full

    Good for you if

    • you like watching songs like Get Back take shape from nothing.
    • you like long sessions where almost nothing happens and then a song appears.
    • you want to see the four of them joke, argue and work together.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly eight hours of rehearsals is too much for you.
    • you find 1969 footage dated, even restored.

    About: creation · friendship · the end of a band

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  7. The Pianist 2002

    Film

    The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

    The sides of The Pianist

    • A pianist hiding in Warsaw
    • Years alone in empty flats
    • Music for an enemy officer

    Good for you if

    • you like a quiet performance of pure survival.
    • you like a true story that stays with you.
    • you like watching someone hold on through everything.

    Bad for you if

    • the Holocaust shown in detail is too much tonight.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: survival · art · humanity

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  8. GoodFellas 1990

    Film

    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

    The sides of GoodFellas

    • A boy who always wanted to be a gangster
    • Thirty years in the mob
    • A shot through a nightclub kitchen

    Good for you if

    • you like the thrill of the gangster life, then its price.
    • you like a film that moves to its songs.
    • you like a funny guy who's frightening.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, brutal killings ruin a film for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: loyalty · greed · paranoia

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  9. The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques, and as a result of an unlikely friendship, Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country into war.

    The sides of The King's Speech

    • A king who can't speak in public
    • An unusual speech therapist
    • A war speech on the radio

    Good for you if

    • you like a quiet, powerful lead performance.
    • you want a gentle film about a stammering king and the teacher who won't give up on him.
    • you like a friendship told through conversations.

    Bad for you if

    • you want something to happen. It's conversations.
    • you can't get into royal period dramas. It's palaces, corgis and 1930s London.

    About: courage · friendship · duty

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  10. Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

    The sides of A Star Is Born

    • A rock star and a singer nobody knows
    • Her first time on stage
    • One rises while the other falls

    Good for you if

    • you like original songs sung live.
    • you like a love story that moves you to tears, song after song.
    • you like two artists falling hard for each other.

    Bad for you if

    • alcoholism and self-destruction are too heavy for you tonight.
    • two hours and a quarter of concerts and drama is a lot for your evening.

    About: fame · addiction · love

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  11. Green Book 2018

    Film

    Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.

    The sides of Green Book

    • A bouncer driving a pianist through the South
    • Fried chicken in the car
    • A friendship across a colour line

    Good for you if

    • you want a warm, feel-good road trip.
    • you like two very different men bickering.
    • you like stories based on real people.

    Bad for you if

    • you roll your eyes at a feel-good lesson. Tony and Don each teach the other something, one scene at a time.
    • you want the Deep South shown at its harshest. The film keeps things warm.

    About: friendship · racism · dignity

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  12. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time.

    The sides of The Theory of Everything

    • A young physicist given two years to live
    • A marriage tested by illness
    • A mind that keeps going

    Good for you if

    • you like an actor transforming his whole body.
    • you like a true love story with a bittersweet end.
    • you like a love story told over decades.

    Bad for you if

    • watching a body slowly fail is too hard for you.
    • you roll your eyes at inspirational speeches. Stephen gives one near the end.

    About: love · time · perseverance

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  13. 8 Mile 2002

    Film

    For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

    The sides of 8 Mile

    • A young rapper in Detroit
    • Rap battles
    • Lose yourself

    Good for you if

    • you like rap battles filmed like boxing.
    • you like Eminem playing almost himself.
    • you like a story close to its star's real life.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you watch with others. Jimmy and Alex have sex at the factory where he works.
    • you want something warm and safe. This is trailer parks, factory shifts and fights in a Detroit winter.

    About: ambition · poverty · self-belief

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  14. Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.

    The sides of The Imitation Game

    • Breaking the Nazi code
    • A genius nobody likes
    • A secret he couldn't tell

    Good for you if

    • you like a race against time won with maths.
    • you like a brilliant, awkward lead performance.
    • you like a true story about the people who broke the Enigma code.

    Bad for you if

    • you want war action. This one happens at desks.
    • a genius punished for being gay is too hard for you to watch.

    About: genius · secrecy · injustice

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  15. A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

    The sides of The Pursuit of Happyness

    • A father and son with nowhere to sleep
    • An unpaid internship
    • A Rubik's cube in a taxi

    Good for you if

    • you like a story of struggle with a moving end.
    • you like a real father and son on screen together.
    • you like a sincere story about never giving up.

    Bad for you if

    • homelessness with a child is too hard for you tonight.
    • you want to laugh with Will Smith. Here he plays it straight, down to a night in a subway bathroom.

    About: perseverance · fatherhood · poverty

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  16. Forrest Gump 1994

    Film

    A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

    The sides of Forrest Gump

    • A kind man walking through history
    • A love that keeps leaving
    • Vietnam, ping-pong and shrimp

    Good for you if

    • you like a film that makes you laugh and cry in the same scene.
    • you like a hero who is simply good, with no irony.
    • you want something warm you can watch again and again.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a story that could really happen. Forrest is everywhere.
    • war, abuse and illness on screen are too much for you tonight.

    About: destiny · love · innocence · America

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  17. From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery.

    The sides of A Beautiful Mind

    • A maths genius at Princeton
    • Codes only he can see
    • A wife who stays

    Good for you if

    • you like a brilliant, fragile lead.
    • you like a love story that survives illness.
    • you like a film that makes you doubt what you saw.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch mental illness up close. The film stays with Nash through the worst of it.
    • you roll your eyes at sincere speeches. The Nobel speech to his wife goes all in.

    About: genius · illness · love

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  18. Hacksaw Ridge 2016

    Film

    WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

    The sides of Hacksaw Ridge

    • A medic who refuses to carry a gun
    • A cliff in Okinawa
    • One more, Lord, help me get one more

    Good for you if

    • you like a hero driven by faith and conviction.
    • you like Andrew Garfield as a soft-spoken medic who won't carry a rifle.
    • you want a war story that really happened.

    Bad for you if

    • very graphic battle wounds are too much for you.
    • you don't watch war films. Half the film is the battle for the ridge.

    About: faith · courage · conscience

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  19. Oppenheimer 2023

    Film

    The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

    The sides of Oppenheimer

    • The man who built the bomb
    • A secret town in the desert
    • A hearing that decides his fate

    Good for you if

    • you like a lead performance carried by the eyes.
    • you like rooms full of brilliant people arguing.
    • you want to feel the first test in your chest.

    Bad for you if

    • three hours of talking is too much for one evening.
    • you want action. It's mostly meetings and hearings.
    • you want a story told in order. It jumps between periods.

    About: guilt · power · science

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  20. Rush 2013

    Film

    In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

    The sides of Rush

    • Hunt against Lauda
    • A crash at the Nürburgring
    • The 1976 Formula One season

    Good for you if

    • you like racing scenes that put you in the car.
    • you like two rivals who need each other.
    • you like true sports stories.

    Bad for you if

    • you find burns and hospital scenes hard to watch. One crash is shown up close.
    • you'd rather skip James Hunt's many sex scenes, or you're watching with family.

    About: rivalry · risk · respect

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