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 Bullet Train first
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
The sides of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- Harley after the breakup
- A gang of women thrown together
- A fight in a funhouse
Good for you if
- you like a chaotic, funny narrator.
- you like colourful, inventive fights.
- you like glitter and confetti everywhere.
Bad for you if
- bone-breaking fights ruin it for you.
- you lose track easily. Harley tells five women's stories out of order.
About: independence · friendship · chaos
Kick-Ass 2010
Film
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
The sides of Kick-Ass
- A teen who decides to be a superhero
- An eleven-year-old killer in purple
- Real violence for a fake hero
Good for you if
- you like superhero parody that gets bloody.
- you like a little girl taking down a room of gangsters.
- you like a hero with no powers and no clue.
Bad for you if
- a child doing graphic violence is too much for you.
- you need it to stay realistic. It starts with a boy in a wetsuit and turns into a war with the mob.
About: identity · heroism · family
Pulp Fiction 1994
Film
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
The sides of Pulp Fiction
- Stories told out of order
- Gangsters talking about burgers
- Sudden violence and dark jokes
Good for you if
- you like long, funny conversations about nothing before something terrible.
- you can laugh at the worst moment possible.
- you like spending time with criminals who are oddly likeable.
Bad for you if
- sudden, bloody violence ruins a film for you.
- you want a story told in order, start to finish.
About: chance · redemption · loyalty
Nobody 2021
Film
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
The sides of Nobody
- A bored suburban dad
- A bus fight
- A past he hid from his family
Good for you if
- you like inventive, brutal fights.
- you like dark comedy in the action.
Bad for you if
- bone-crunching violence ruins it for you.
- you need fights to be believable. One suburban dad takes on the Russian mob.
About: identity · family · midlife
The Suicide Squad 2021
Film
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
The sides of The Suicide Squad
- Villains sent on a suicide mission
- A shark who just wants friends
- A giant starfish
Good for you if
- you like gleefully twisted humour.
- you like a gang of oddballs.
- you like wild, gory action.
Bad for you if
- over-the-top gore ruins it for you.
- a giant alien starfish stomping through a city is too strange for you.
About: redemption · friendship · chaos
John Wick: Chapter 4 2023
Film
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
The sides of John Wick: Chapter 4
- A war with the High Table
- The steps of Sacré-Cœur
- A fight seen from above
Good for you if
- you like action scenes that never seem to end.
- you like neon Osaka and a nightclub with a waterfall.
- you like Donnie Yen as Caine, a blind assassin and old friend sent after Wick.
Bad for you if
- nearly three hours of fights is too much for you.
- endless killing ruins a film for you.
About: freedom · honour · death
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
Film
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
The sides of Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- A bride out for revenge
- A sword fight against eighty-eight men
- Anime, westerns and kung fu mixed together
Good for you if
- you like long, choreographed sword fights.
- you like a film that changes style every chapter, even into anime.
- you like a soundtrack that makes every scene feel bigger.
Bad for you if
- blood spraying everywhere ruins it for you, even stylised.
- you need things to stay believable. One woman cuts her way through the Crazy 88.
About: revenge · motherhood · honour
Wanted 2008
Film
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.
The sides of Wanted
- An office worker recruited by assassins
- Bullets that curve
- A loom of fate
Good for you if
- you like stylish, absurd gun fights.
- you like slow-motion bullets that bend.
Bad for you if
- bloody killings ruin it for you.
- you need physics to matter.
About: fate · freedom
Snatch 2000
Film
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
The sides of Snatch
- A stolen diamond everyone wants
- Bare-knuckle boxing
- A dog that swallowed something
Good for you if
- you like a fast, chaotic crime comedy.
- you like thick accents and quick insults.
- you like a crowd of crooks crossing paths.
Bad for you if
- gangster violence and pigs eating bodies ruin it for you.
- you like patient films. This one is cut like a music video, freeze frames and all.
About: greed · chance · loyalty
Hot Fuzz 2007
Film
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
The sides of Hot Fuzz
- A London supercop sent to a quiet village
- Accidents that aren't
- A shootout at the supermarket
Good for you if
- you like British comedy with fast editing.
- you like a parody that becomes a real action film.
- you like a village hiding something.
Bad for you if
- gory deaths played for laughs ruin it for you.
- you need police work that feels real. Angel's village beat is a send-up of cop films.
About: community · duty · friendship
John Wick 2014
Film
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
The sides of John Wick
- A retired hitman pushed too far
- A secret world of killers with rules
- A puppy
Good for you if
- you like long, clean fight scenes where you can see every move.
- you like neon nights and stylish hotels for assassins.
Bad for you if
- dozens of point-blank killings ruin a film for you.
- you want a story told in words. This one is told in fights.
About: grief · revenge · rules
Deadpool 2 2018
Film
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
The sides of Deadpool 2
- A mercenary trying to protect a kid
- A soldier from the future
- A team that goes very wrong
Good for you if
- you want even more jokes than the first one.
- you like jokes about death, grief and everything else.
- you like gory action played for laughs.
Bad for you if
- blood and gore ruin it for you, even as a joke.
- you're watching with kids. The jokes are rude from the first minute.
About: family · grief · second chances
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005
Film
A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.
The sides of Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- A bored married couple
- Both secretly assassins
- A gunfight in the kitchen
Good for you if
- you like a marriage comedy where the arguments use guns.
- you like a shootout in a suburban house.
- you like a couple falling in love again under fire.
Bad for you if
- you want a close study of a marriage. Here the couple's therapy sessions frame a film of gunfights.
- you need it to make sense. Two married assassins never guessed each other's job in years.
About: marriage · secrets · trust
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
Film
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
The sides of Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Kingsman destroyed in one night
- American cousins with cowboy hats
- A villain who loves the 1950s
Good for you if
- you like silly, over-the-top spy comedy.
- you like wild fights with lassos and umbrellas.
Bad for you if
- gory moments played for laughs ruin it for you.
- two hours and twenty minutes is a lot for your evening.
About: loyalty · friendship · excess
John Wick: Chapter 2 2017
Film
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
The sides of John Wick: Chapter 2
- A debt that pulls him back
- A gun shop that works like a tailor
- A hall of mirrors
Good for you if
- you like long fights choreographed like dance.
- you like Rome at night and a museum of mirrors.
- you like the secret rules of the assassins' world.
Bad for you if
- endless headshots ruin a film for you.
- you want a story told in words.
About: debt · rules · exile
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019
Film
Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
The sides of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
- A killer with a price on his head
- A fight with horses in a stable
- Dogs in the desert
Good for you if
- you like nonstop action, even with books and knives.
- you like neon, glass and rain.
Bad for you if
- endless killing ruins a film for you.
- you want a story told in words.
About: loyalty · rules · survival
The Bourne Supremacy 2004
Film
A CIA operation to purchase classified Russian documents is blown by a rival agent, who then shows up in the sleepy seaside village where Bourne and Marie have been living. The pair run for their lives and Bourne, who promised retaliation should anyone from his former life attempt contact, is forced to once again take up his life as a trained assassin to survive.
The sides of The Bourne Supremacy
- Bourne framed for a killing
- A car chase in Moscow
- An apology he has to make
Good for you if
- you like a brutal car chase through Moscow.
- you like a hunted man who stays calm.
Bad for you if
- you like sharp, talky writing. Bourne barely says a word between chases.
- you like a film that takes its time. Bourne never stops moving, from Goa to Moscow.
About: guilt · grief · identity
The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
Film
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
The sides of The Bourne Ultimatum
- Bourne finds out who made him
- A chase across Waterloo station
- Rooftops in Tangier
Good for you if
- you like a rooftop chase across Tangier filmed up close.
- you like a man always one step ahead of the CIA.
- you like the truth finally coming out.
Bad for you if
- you need quiet moments to breathe. It runs flat out from London to New York.
- you want a love story. Bourne and Nicky share a past, never a romance.
About: identity · guilt · truth
Scream Queens 2015
Series
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
The sides of Scream Queens
- A masked killer in a college sorority
- Chanel Oberlin and her minions
- A hospital full of new murders in season two
Good for you if
- you like laughing while a killer in a devil costume works through a sorority.
- you like Chanel's insults and Dean Munsch's war on the Kappas.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bloody murders, even played for laughs.
- you want your slasher played straight, to actually scare you.
About: popularity · privilege · revenge
Deadpool 2016
Film
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
The sides of Deadpool
- A superhero who knows he's in a movie
- Jokes nobody else would dare
- A love story under the gore
Good for you if
- you want to laugh hard, and often.
- you like jokes about things you shouldn't joke about.
- you like fights that are as funny as they are bloody.
Bad for you if
- blood and gore ruin it for you, even played for laughs.
- you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.
About: revenge · love · irreverence