Skip to main content

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 Cloverfield first

  1. Aliens 1986

    Film

    Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

    The sides of Aliens

    • Ripley goes back with the marines
    • A colony gone silent
    • A queen and a mother

    Good for you if

    • you like the scary original turned into a war film.
    • you like marines counting their ammo in a corridor.
    • you like creatures coming from the walls.

    Bad for you if

    • films from 1986 feel dated to you.
    • you can't take gore. Marines are torn apart and acid blood eats through armour.

    About: motherhood · survival · courage

    Explore its sides
  2. 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

    Explore its sides
  3. Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

    The sides of Jurassic World

    • A dinosaur theme park open to the public
    • A new dinosaur that escapes
    • A trainer and his raptors

    Good for you if

    • you want big dinosaurs on a big screen.
    • you like chases through a jungle and a crowded park.
    • you like the dream of a dinosaur park open to the public, at last.

    Bad for you if

    • you watch for the people more than the dinosaurs. Here the creatures are the stars.
    • you'd rather not be scared. The Indominus rex hunts the park's guards through the jungle.

    About: greed · nature · control

    Explore its sides
  4. 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

    Explore its sides
  5. Predator 1987

    Film

    A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

    The sides of Predator

    • A rescue team in the jungle
    • Something invisible hunting them
    • Mud as camouflage

    Good for you if

    • you like 80s action with muscles and machine guns.
    • you like soldiers picked off one by one.
    • you like a hunter you can barely see.

    Bad for you if

    • films from 1987 feel dated to you.
    • skinned bodies and gore ruin it for you.

    About: survival · hunting · strength

    Explore its sides
  6. 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

    Explore its sides
  7. Life 2017

    Film

    The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

    The sides of Life

    • A cell from Mars on a space station
    • It grows
    • A crew that can't let it reach Earth

    Good for you if

    • you like a creature loose in a tight space.
    • you like a smart, fast alien.

    Bad for you if

    • crushing, gruesome deaths ruin it for you.
    • you need some hope. Life on the station turns darker by the hour.

    About: survival · curiosity · sacrifice

    Explore its sides
  8. World War Z 2013

    Film

    Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

    The sides of World War Z

    • A father racing across the world
    • Zombies that run in swarms
    • A walk through a lab

    Good for you if

    • you like a pandemic told as a race against time.
    • you like zombies piling up against a wall.
    • you want disaster on a world scale.

    Bad for you if

    • you want gory zombies. This one keeps the bites off screen.
    • you want a zombie story that builds slowly. Philadelphia falls in the first ten minutes.

    About: survival · family · pandemic

    Explore its sides
  9. Godzilla 2014

    Film

    Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

    The sides of Godzilla

    • Monsters waking up
    • A city hit by a tsunami
    • Godzilla glimpsed through smoke

    Good for you if

    • you like a monster shown at true scale.
    • you like a slow build before the big reveal.
    • you like soldiers diving through red smoke into a ruined city.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a character drama. This is a disaster film, seen from the ground.
    • you want some fun with your monsters. This one plays it dead serious.

    About: nature · hubris · survival

    Explore its sides
  10. Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

    The sides of Kong: Skull Island

    • An expedition to an unknown island
    • Helicopters against a giant ape
    • 1973, just after Vietnam

    Good for you if

    • you want a giant monster film done big.
    • you like orange sunsets and jungle in a war film style.
    • you like creatures fighting creatures.

    Bad for you if

    • you want humans at the centre. On Skull Island, Kong and the creatures take the spotlight.
    • you can't watch soldiers eaten by giant lizards and spiders.

    About: nature · war · hubris

    Explore its sides
  11. King Kong 2005

    Film

    In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

    The sides of King Kong

    • A film crew on a mysterious island
    • A giant ape and an actress
    • The Empire State Building

    Good for you if

    • you want dinosaurs, a giant ape and 1930s New York.
    • you like a monster story that's really a sad love story.
    • you like an ape fighting three dinosaurs.

    Bad for you if

    • over three hours is far too long for you.
    • you need momentum. Kong doesn't appear until an hour in.

    About: beauty · greed · nature

    Explore its sides
  12. Pacific Rim 2013

    Film

    Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, Earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as Earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.

    The sides of Pacific Rim

    • Giant robots against giant monsters
    • Pilots sharing one mind
    • Hong Kong at night in the rain

    Good for you if

    • you want giant robots punching giant monsters, that's all.
    • you like neon Hong Kong at night, lit by glowing blue kaiju blood.

    Bad for you if

    • you want sharp, talky writing. Here the fights in the rain carry the film.
    • you roll your eyes at big speeches like "today we are cancelling the apocalypse".

    About: teamwork · trust · survival

    Explore its sides
  13. 28 Days Later 2002

    Film

    Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

    The sides of 28 Days Later

    • Waking up in an empty London
    • Infected who run
    • A group of survivors heading north

    Good for you if

    • you like fast, furious infected.
    • you like a deserted city that should feel safe and doesn't.
    • you like a world where the living are dangerous too.

    Bad for you if

    • brutal violence ruins it for you.
    • grief at every turn, with families lost to the virus, is too much for you tonight.

    About: survival · humanity · rage

    Explore its sides
  14. 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

    Explore its sides
  15. In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

    The sides of Jurassic Park III

    • A plane crash on the dinosaur island
    • A boy who survived alone
    • A bigger predator

    Good for you if

    • you like a dinosaur fight.
    • you like a short, fast survival film.

    Bad for you if

    • you or young kids scare easily. Pterosaurs attack in a fog-filled aviary.
    • you need the logic to hold up. A satellite phone rings inside a dinosaur.

    About: survival · family

    Explore its sides
  16. Prey 2022

    Film

    When danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal.

    The sides of Prey

    • A young Comanche woman who wants to hunt
    • 1719 on the Great Plains
    • Something that hunts better

    Good for you if

    • you like a hunter outsmarting a stronger enemy.
    • you like a lean, tight survival film.
    • you like a hero using the land to win.

    Bad for you if

    • gory kills ruin it for you.
    • you want sharp talk. Naru's hunt on the plains plays out with very few words.

    About: courage · proving yourself · nature

    Explore its sides
  17. Rampage 2018

    Film

    Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

    The sides of Rampage

    • A primatologist and his gorilla friend
    • Animals turned giant
    • Chicago smashed

    Good for you if

    • you like monsters climbing skyscrapers.
    • you want giant animals destroying a city.
    • you want a silly popcorn film.

    Bad for you if

    • you like a slow build. The animals are giant and loose in Chicago before long.
    • you need the science to hold up. A genetic experiment makes a gorilla as tall as a building.

    About: friendship · nature

    Explore its sides
  18. When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

    The sides of Train to Busan

    • A father and daughter on a train
    • Zombies on board
    • Carriage after carriage

    Good for you if

    • you like being trapped on a moving train with zombies.
    • you like a zombie film that makes you cry.
    • you like fights in narrow carriages.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Korean (a dub exists).
    • zombie attacks ruin it for you.

    About: sacrifice · selfishness · fatherhood

    Explore its sides
  19. The Meg 2018

    Film

    A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.

    The sides of The Meg

    • A prehistoric shark escapes the deep
    • Jason Statham in the water
    • A crowded beach

    Good for you if

    • you like a giant shark circling a crowded beach.
    • you like Jason Statham in a deep-sea rescue gone wrong.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a bloody shark film. This one keeps the gore off screen.
    • you need the science to hold up. A 20-metre prehistoric shark hides below the Mariana Trench.

    About: nature · survival

    Explore its sides
  20. In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.

    The sides of Godzilla vs. Kong

    • Two titans fighting
    • A journey to the hollow earth
    • A battle in Hong Kong's neon

    Good for you if

    • you like the bond between Kong and a deaf girl who talks to him in sign language.
    • you like a neon-lit city battle.
    • you like a trip into a Hollow Earth with its own gravity and its own monsters.

    Bad for you if

    • you tire of nonstop noise and destruction. Hong Kong falls building by building.
    • you need the science to hold up. Kong travels to the centre of the Earth.

    About: nature · power

    Explore its sides