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 Den of Thieves first
Money Heist 2017
Series
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.
The sides of Money Heist
- A heist planned for months
- A professor who has thought of everything
- Robbers with city names
Good for you if
- you like a hostage siege where every hour brings a problem.
- you like a plan that keeps surprising even the police.
- you like a gang where every robber has a story.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).
- several long seasons is more than you want to start.
About: resistance · loyalty · money
Heat 1995
Film
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.
The sides of Heat
- A thief who can walk away in thirty seconds
- A cop who can't
- A shootout in downtown Los Angeles
Good for you if
- you like two men who respect each other and must collide.
- you like a cop and a thief who are the same man.
- you like a downtown bank robbery that turns into a street shootout.
Bad for you if
- nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
- films from 1995 feel dated to you.
About: obsession · professionalism · loneliness
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area 2022
Series
Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.
The sides of Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
- A heist at the mint of a unified Korea
- A professor and a masked crew
- A negotiator waiting outside
Good for you if
- you like a heist planned down to the minute.
- you like a hostage standoff where every hour counts.
- you like a crew of robbers, each with a city name and a past.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you can't give twelve episodes of over an hour each to one heist.
About: money · reunification · loyalty
Die Hard 1988
Film
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
The sides of Die Hard
- A cop barefoot in a skyscraper
- Terrorists at a Christmas party
- Yippee-ki-yay
Good for you if
- you like a hero fighting barefoot through air vents and elevator shafts.
- you like one man against many in one building.
- you like a hero who jokes when he's scared.
Bad for you if
- you want a Christmas film for the whole family. This one is for grown-ups.
- gunfights and broken glass ruin it for you.
About: marriage · survival · Christmas
The Town 2010
Film
A proficient group of thieves rob a bank and hold the manager hostage. Things begin to get complicated when one of the crew members falls in love with her.
The sides of The Town
- Bank robbers from Charlestown
- A bank manager taken hostage
- A heist at Fenway Park
Good for you if
- you like a Boston crew planning bank jobs.
- you like car chases through narrow streets and a shootout at Fenway Park.
- you like a robber falling for the woman who could identify him.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand point-blank shootouts.
- you can't root for a bank robber, however much he wants out.
About: loyalty · escape · love
Wrath of Man 2021
Film
A cold and mysterious new security guard for a Los Angeles cash truck company surprises his co-workers when he unleashes precision skills during a heist. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
The sides of Wrath of Man
- A silent new guard at a cash truck company
- A father's revenge
- An armored truck robbery
Good for you if
- you like gunfights around armored trucks in Los Angeles.
- you like Jason Statham as a cold man nobody should cross.
- you like a story that jumps back in time to reveal who the new guard is.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand cold, bloody shootouts.
- you need characters you can warm to.
About: revenge · grief · greed
24 2001
Series
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
The sides of 24
- One day of a season told hour by hour
- A counterterrorism agent racing the clock
- Moles inside CTU
Good for you if
- you like a ticking clock on screen in every episode.
- you like Jack Bauer doing whatever it takes before the hour ends.
- you like never knowing who the traitor is.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through torture scenes.
- nine seasons is too much for you.
About: duty · sacrifice · betrayal
Triple Frontier 2019
Film
Struggling to make ends meet, former special ops soldiers reunite for a high-stakes heist: stealing $75 million from a South American drug lord.
The sides of Triple Frontier
- Five former special forces soldiers
- A drug lord's house full of cash
- A trek over the Andes with too much money
Good for you if
- you like a brutal trek through the Amazon and over the Andes.
- you like a raid on a drug lord's jungle house where every minute counts.
- you like old army friends tested by greed.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gunfights that hit civilians.
- you want a fun heist with jokes and swagger.
About: greed · brotherhood · guilt
The Italian Job 2003
Film
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
The sides of The Italian Job
- A gold heist in Venice
- A double-cross inside the crew
- Mini Coopers racing through Los Angeles
Good for you if
- you like a crew planning to steal back their own gold.
- you like Mini Coopers chased through the Los Angeles subway.
- you like a crew of specialists with a joke for everything.
Bad for you if
- you need the hacking and the heist to hold up to logic.
- you'd rather a patient, quiet crime film.
About: revenge · trust · teamwork
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995
Film
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
The sides of Die Hard: With a Vengeance
- A bomber playing Simon Says with a cop
- A race across New York to solve riddles
- A gold heist under Manhattan
Good for you if
- you like John McClane running through New York with a bomb clock ticking.
- you like a riddle to solve before the next explosion.
- you like McClane and Zeus bickering the whole way.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootouts and explosions.
- you need the plan and the stunts to hold up to logic.
About: revenge · partnership · the city
Inception 2010
Film
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
The sides of Inception
- Dreams inside dreams
- The heist crew
- A man who can't let go
- Folding cities and that music
Good for you if
- you like a plot you have to hold in your head, layer by layer.
- you want images you've never seen, like a city folding over itself.
- you like catching on the second watch what you missed on the first.
Bad for you if
- you need every question answered before the credits.
- nearly two and a half hours is too much for your evening.
About: dreams · grief · guilt · ideas
The Dark Knight 2008
Film
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
The sides of The Dark Knight
- A villain who only wants chaos
- A city forced to choose
- A hero paying the price
Good for you if
- you like a villain you can't take your eyes off.
- you like scenes where every choice could cost a life.
- you like tension that comes from people talking, like the interrogation room.
Bad for you if
- you need things to end on a high. This one leaves a weight.
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
About: chaos · order · sacrifice · corruption
Point Break 1991
Film
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
The sides of Point Break
- An FBI agent undercover among surfers
- Bank robbers in ex-president masks
- A jump from a plane without a parachute
Good for you if
- you like foot chases, skydives and big waves in one film.
- you like a cop who starts to love the man he is hunting.
- you like a crew robbing banks in rubber masks of ex-presidents.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootouts and bloody robberies.
- you need an FBI agent who behaves like a real one.
About: loyalty · freedom · thrill seeking
My Name 2021
Series
Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.
The sides of My Name
- A daughter avenging her father
- A gang boss who trains her
- An undercover mole in the narcotics squad
Good for you if
- you like hard, close-up fight scenes.
- you like a mole who could be exposed at any moment.
- you like following a heroine who works for a gang.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand brutal fights and bloody killings.
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
About: revenge · loyalty · betrayal
S.W.A.T. 2017
Series
A Los Angeles S.W.A.T. sergeant is assigned to lead a highly skilled unit in the community where he grew up. Torn between loyalty to the streets, where the cops are sometimes the enemy, and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strategically straddles the two worlds.
The sides of S.W.A.T.
- A S.W.A.T. sergeant leading the unit in his old neighbourhood
- Los Angeles raids and hostage standoffs
- A cop caught between the streets and the badge
Good for you if
- you want a tactical team breaching doors every week.
- you like a tight unit that trusts each other under fire.
- you like a hostage standoff that has to be solved within the hour.
Bad for you if
- eight seasons of weekly call-outs is too much for you.
- you want a case to breathe instead of a raid in the first ten minutes.
- you can't take weekly shootouts in the street.
About: loyalty · policing · the neighbourhood
The Shield 2002
Series
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
The sides of The Shield
- A corrupt detective running his own crew
- A Los Angeles precinct called the Barn
- A cover-up that keeps growing
Good for you if
- you like following Vic Mackey even as he does the unforgivable.
- you like a cover-up tightening around the Strike Team season after season.
- you like cops, gangs and politicians trading favors.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand brutal, close-up police violence.
- seven seasons is too much for you.
About: corruption · loyalty · guilt
Speed 1994
Film
Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.
The sides of Speed
- A bus that explodes under fifty miles per hour
- Keanu Reeves as a SWAT cop
- Sandra Bullock at the wheel
Good for you if
- you like a bomb that goes off if the bus slows down.
- you like elevators, buses and subway trains all in one film.
- you like two strangers falling for each other in a crisis.
Bad for you if
- you need the physics of a bus jumping a gap to hold up.
- you prefer patient films with room to breathe.
About: courage · teamwork · extortion
The Fast and the Furious 2001
Film
Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
The sides of The Fast and the Furious
- An undercover cop in street racing
- Night races in Los Angeles
- A crew that becomes family
Good for you if
- you like street racing at night.
- you like a crew that becomes a family around Dom's backyard barbecue.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not spend the evening with thieves. Dom's crew hijacks trucks on the highway.
- you need races that could really happen. Here one shot of nitrous and the car takes off.
About: loyalty · family · speed
Prison Break 2005
Series
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
The sides of Prison Break
- An innocent man on death row
- A brother with the prison plans tattooed on his body
- A breakout from Fox River
Good for you if
- you like a plan that can fall apart in every episode.
- you like an escape plan hidden in the tattoos covering Michael's body.
- you like two brothers who will risk anything for each other.
Bad for you if
- you need an escape plan that could work in real life.
- five seasons of escapes and manhunts is too much for you.
About: brotherhood · injustice · freedom · conspiracy
Reservoir Dogs 1992
Film
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.
The sides of Reservoir Dogs
- A heist gone wrong
- A rat among the thieves
- A warehouse and a radio
Good for you if
- you like criminals arguing about tips and nicknames.
- you like trapped men suspecting each other.
- you like a radio show of 1970s hits playing through the whole film.
Bad for you if
- a torture scene is too much for you.
- you want scale. It's one warehouse and a handful of men.
About: betrayal · loyalty · trust