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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See 2019
Series
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
The sides of See
- A world where everyone is blind
- Twins born able to see
- A warrior chief called Baba Voss
Good for you if
- you like a world rebuilt, centuries after a virus, by people who can't see.
- you like Jason Momoa in sword fights fought by sound.
- you like a father protecting children who can see.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bloody sword fights.
- you'd rather watch a future that could really happen.
About: fatherhood · power · faith
Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
Film
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
The sides of Mad Max: Fury Road
- One long chase across the desert
- A warrior woman leading an escape
- Cars, fire and a flamethrower guitar
Good for you if
- you want two hours that almost never stop moving.
- you like orange deserts and blue nights that look like paintings.
- you like a desert world with its own rules, from war boys to a warlord who rations the water.
Bad for you if
- brutal crashes and wounds ruin a film for you.
- you want a story told in words. Nobody here talks much.
About: freedom · survival · water
The 100 2014
Series
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime picks 100 expendable juvenile delinquents to send down to Earth to see if the planet is still habitable.
The sides of The 100
- A hundred young prisoners sent to Earth
- A planet that's not empty
- Leaders making impossible choices
Good for you if
- you like teenagers surviving a wild Earth.
- you like hard choices that cost lives.
- you like leaders who become morally grey.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is more than you want to start.
- war and brutal deaths ruin a show for you.
About: survival · leadership · morality
Snowpiercer 2013
Film
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
The sides of Snowpiercer
- The last humans on a train
- The poor at the back, the rich at the front
- A revolt car by car
Good for you if
- you like a fight that moves forward one train car at a time.
- you like strange, theatrical worlds.
- you like a train where the poor live at the back and the rich at the front.
Bad for you if
- bloody axe fights ruin it for you.
- you can't bear hearing what people did to survive. Curtis's account of the first months on the train is hard to sit through.
About: class · revolution · 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
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1995
Anime
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.
The sides of Neon Genesis Evangelion
- A boy ordered by his father to pilot a giant robot
- Angels attacking Tokyo-3
- A final two episodes inside his head
Good for you if
- you like a series that leaves you with more questions than answers.
- you care more about the pilots' minds than the robot fights.
- you like an ending that goes somewhere no one expected.
Bad for you if
- you can't take depression and self-loathing on screen.
- you don't watch anime.
About: depression · fathers and sons · loneliness
The Hunger Games 2012
Film
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
The sides of The Hunger Games
- Survival in the arena
- Peeta or Gale
- A rebellion against the Capitol
- The show around the games
Good for you if
- you like a hunt where anyone could die next.
- you like a heroine who survives with a bow and her wits.
- you like a girl who takes her little sister's place.
Bad for you if
- teenagers killing teenagers is too much for you.
- two hours and twenty minutes is long for your evening, and it's only the first film.
About: survival · spectacle · rebellion
Elysium 2013
Film
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
The sides of Elysium
- The rich live on a space station
- A worker with five days to live
- An exoskeleton bolted to his body
Good for you if
- you like gritty, close fights.
- you like science fiction about the rich and the poor.
Bad for you if
- you want a character study. Max has five days to live and spends them fighting his way to the station.
- bodies blown apart ruin it for you.
About: inequality · healthcare · sacrifice
The Matrix Revolutions 2003
Film
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
The sides of The Matrix Revolutions
- The machines attack Zion
- A final duel in the rain
- A journey to the machine city
Good for you if
- you like a giant battle in an underground city.
- you like a rain-soaked final fight.
Bad for you if
- long philosophical speeches lose you.
- you lose track when storylines pile up. It cuts between Neo's trip to the machines, a ship racing home and the defence of Zion's dock.
About: sacrifice · peace · choice
Attack on Titan 2013
Anime
100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!
The sides of Attack on Titan
- Survival against impossible odds
- Twists that flip who the enemy is
- War, freedom and what it costs
Good for you if
- you like humanity trapped behind walls with giants outside.
- you like a story that turns everything upside down halfway.
- you can take a dark, brutal war story.
Bad for you if
- giants eating people ruin it for you.
- you don't watch anime.
About: freedom · war · revenge
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
Film
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.
The sides of Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- A killer robot sent to protect a boy
- A mother preparing for the end
- A liquid metal enemy
Good for you if
- you like a truck chasing a boy's dirt bike down the Los Angeles river canals.
- you like a villain that can become anyone.
- you like a bond growing between a boy and the machine sent to protect him.
Bad for you if
- you need the science to hold up. A liquid metal man pulls himself back together from puddles.
- shootouts and a nightmare of fire are too much for you.
About: fate · family · humanity
Ready Player One 2018
Film
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
The sides of Ready Player One
- A virtual world where everyone escapes
- A hunt for an easter egg
- Pop culture everywhere you look
Good for you if
- you like a race with King Kong and the DeLorean.
- you love spotting references to films and games.
- you like a video game world you'd want to live in.
Bad for you if
- you want people over plot. Wade's hunt for three keys drives every scene.
- two hours twenty is a lot for your evening.
About: escape · nostalgia · friendship
Love, Death & Robots 2019
Series
Terrifying creatures, wicked surprises and dark comedy converge in this NSFW anthology of animated stories presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher.
The sides of Love, Death & Robots
- Short animated stories, each in its own style
- Robots touring a world after humans
- Monsters, soldiers and spaceships
Good for you if
- you like every episode drawn or rendered in a different style.
- you like strange short stories that end before you expect.
- you like a story that turns on its last minute.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't stand gore, and many episodes have it.
- you'd rather not see sex and nudity, or you watch with others.
About: technology · death · humanity
The Matrix 1999
Film
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
The sides of The Matrix
- Reality isn't what it seems
- Slow-motion bullets and kung fu
- The red pill or the blue pill
Good for you if
- you like fights that feel new: bullets in slow motion, kung fu on walls.
- you like a film with its own look, all green and black.
- you like questioning whether the world around you is real.
Bad for you if
- long gunfights in a lobby are too much for you.
- you need the science to hold up. Here you learn kung fu in seconds through a plug in your neck.
About: freedom · control · choice
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
Film
After surviving the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta struggle with the consequences of their victory as unrest spreads across Panem. Forced back into the spotlight, they become symbols of hope and resistance while the Capitol prepares a new and deadly challenge that will change the future of the nation forever.
The sides of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Victors sent back into the arena
- A spark becoming a revolution
- A jungle full of traps
Good for you if
- you like the dread of being sent back into an arena you barely survived.
- you like a deadly arena that changes every hour.
- you like a game where nobody is who they seem.
Bad for you if
- fights to the death are too much for you.
- you can't watch trauma up close. Katniss still wakes up screaming from the last Games.
About: rebellion · propaganda · survival
The Boys 2019
Series
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
The sides of The Boys
- Superheroes who are celebrities and monsters
- Ordinary people fighting back
- A corporation behind it all
Good for you if
- you like satire of superheroes, fame and brands.
- you like heroes who are the worst people on screen.
- you like a hero who could kill anyone, any time.
Bad for you if
- extreme gore is too much for you.
- very crude sex scenes aren't for you.
About: power · celebrity · corruption
Arcane 2021
Series
Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.
The sides of Arcane
- Two sisters on opposite sides of a war
- A rich city above and a poor city below
- Magic powered by crystals
Good for you if
- you like animation that looks like moving paintings.
- you like Vi and Jinx, sisters who love each other and can't stop fighting.
- you like fights cut to songs written for the show.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you need some hope, and the bond between the sisters keeps breaking.
About: sisterhood · inequality · grief · progress
The Matrix Reloaded 2003
Film
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
The sides of The Matrix Reloaded
- A fight against a hundred Agents
- A highway chase
- A man who built the Matrix
Good for you if
- you like a highway chase that never seems to end.
- you like slow-motion fights with endless copies of one man.
Bad for you if
- long philosophical speeches lose you.
- you want clear answers. It ends on a cliffhanger.
About: choice · control · faith
Alita: Battle Angel 2019
Film
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
The sides of Alita: Battle Angel
- A cyborg girl with no memory
- A violent sport on wheels
- A city under a floating sky city
Good for you if
- you like fluid, inventive cyborg fights.
- you like a big-eyed heroine in a detailed future city.
- you like a manga world brought to life.
Bad for you if
- you want a complete story. It ends on a cliffhanger.
- you'd rather skip teen romance. Alita falls hard for Hugo.
About: identity · love · injustice
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