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  1. The Batman 2022

    Film

    In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

    The sides of The Batman

    • A young Batman as a detective
    • A killer leaving riddles
    • Gotham drowning in rain

    Good for you if

    • you like Batman solving a case like a noir detective.
    • you like red light, rain and darkness.
    • you like a moody, patient investigation.

    Bad for you if

    • three hours is too much for one evening.
    • you want a light superhero film.

    About: corruption · revenge · hope

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  2. 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

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  3. Watchmen 2009

    Film

    In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

    The sides of Watchmen

    • Retired heroes in an alternate 1985
    • A masked detective investigating a murder
    • A blue man who sees all time at once

    Good for you if

    • you like comic panels brought to life frame by frame.
    • you like a dark take on what heroes really are.
    • you like an ending that asks a moral question.

    Bad for you if

    • graphic violence ruins it for you.
    • nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
    • sex scenes and nudity aren't for you.

    About: power · morality · history

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  4. The Wire 2002

    Series

    Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.

    The sides of The Wire

    • Baltimore cops wiretapping a drug crew
    • The docks, the schools, City Hall and the newspaper
    • Dealers and detectives seen from both sides

    Good for you if

    • you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.
    • you like a case built patiently over a whole season.
    • you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.

    Bad for you if

    • you lose track with dozens of characters on both sides.
    • you need some hope. Baltimore rarely changes here.

    About: institutions · the drug war · loyalty

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  5. Chicago P.D. 2014

    Series

    A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.

    The sides of Chicago P.D.

    • Chicago's District 21
    • An Intelligence Unit led by Hank Voight
    • Street cops and major cases

    Good for you if

    • you like a sergeant like Voight who breaks rules to get results.
    • you like raids and interrogations against the clock.
    • you want chases and shootouts in Chicago streets.

    Bad for you if

    • over a dozen seasons is too much for you.
    • you can't stand shootings and rough interrogations.

    About: justice · loyalty · corruption

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  6. After a tragic ending to her short-lived super hero stint, Jessica Jones is rebuilding her personal life and career as a detective who gets pulled into cases involving people with extraordinary abilities in New York City.

    The sides of Marvel's Jessica Jones

    • A super-strong private eye who drinks too much
    • A man who controls minds with his voice
    • Cases in Hell's Kitchen

    Good for you if

    • you like a hero who is rude, broken and drinks alone.
    • you want David Tennant as Kilgrave, a villain you can't look away from.
    • you like a private detective's noir cases.

    Bad for you if

    • a story about abuse, control and trauma is too much for you.
    • you need a superhero show that moves fast.

    About: trauma · control · survival

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  7. 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

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  8. The Departed 2006

    Film

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

    The sides of The Departed

    • A cop inside the mob
    • A mobster inside the police
    • Two rats looking for each other

    Good for you if

    • you like two men hunting each other without knowing who the other is.
    • you like following cops, mobsters and a psychiatrist caught between two moles.
    • you like a mob boss you can't predict.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, point-blank shootings ruin a film for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: identity · loyalty · betrayal

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  9. 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

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  10. Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.

    The sides of Marvel's Daredevil

    • A blind lawyer by day
    • A masked fighter at night in Hell's Kitchen
    • Wilson Fisk buying the city

    Good for you if

    • you like hand-to-hand fights filmed in one long hallway.
    • you like a street-level crime story more than a world to save.
    • you like Vincent D'Onofrio's Fisk, quiet until he explodes.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bones breaking and bloody beatings.
    • you need momentum, and the plots take whole seasons to close.

    About: faith · justice · corruption · guilt

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  11. Peaky Blinders 2013

    Series

    A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

    The sides of Peaky Blinders

    • A gang family in 1920s Birmingham
    • Razor blades in caps
    • A war hero who wants power

    Good for you if

    • you like a cold, brilliant gang leader.
    • you like smoke, coats and slow walks.
    • you like modern rock over period scenes.

    Bad for you if

    • brutal gang violence ruins a show for you.
    • six seasons is more than you want to start.

    About: ambition · family · trauma

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  12. Sin City 2005

    Film

    Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

    The sides of Sin City

    • A city of crooks and killers
    • Black and white with splashes of red
    • Three stories of revenge

    Good for you if

    • you like a comic book shot frame for frame.
    • you like brutal heroes in a rotten city.
    • you like hard-boiled voice-overs.

    Bad for you if

    • stylised but extreme violence ruins it for you.
    • you can't watch black and white. Almost all of it is black and white, with splashes of red and yellow.

    About: revenge · corruption · love

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  13. True Detective 2014

    Series

    Each season, different detectives work one murder case. The first follows two Louisiana detectives on a ritual killing that stays with them for seventeen years.

    The sides of True Detective

    • Two detectives, conversation as tension
    • An obsession with a case that won't close
    • A place that feels haunted

    Good for you if

    • you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.
    • you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.
    • you like dark ideas and darker places.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not keep track of one case told across two or three timelines.
    • you can't take disturbing images of murder victims.

    About: time · evil · faith · partnership

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  14. Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

    The sides of Marvel's Luke Cage

    • A bulletproof man in Harlem
    • A barbershop as the neighborhood's heart
    • A nightclub run by a gangster

    Good for you if

    • you like live soul and hip-hop on the stage of a Harlem club.
    • you like Harlem gangsters and crooked politicians fighting over the neighborhood.
    • you like a hero who walks through bullets with his hoodie on.

    Bad for you if

    • you need momentum, and Luke takes his time before throwing a punch.
    • you can't sit through gunfights and beatings.

    About: community · race · justice

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  15. 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

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  16. Scarface 1983

    Film

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

    The sides of Scarface

    • A refugee who wants the world
    • Cocaine and Miami in the 80s
    • Say hello to my little friend

    Good for you if

    • you like a performance that's over the top on purpose.
    • you like following a ruthless Cuban refugee building a cocaine empire in Miami.
    • you like an ending with no mercy.

    Bad for you if

    • chainsaws and shootouts ruin it for you.
    • nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
    • films from 1983 feel dated to you.

    About: greed · power · excess

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  17. The Sopranos 1999

    Series

    The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.

    The sides of The Sopranos

    • A New Jersey mob boss in therapy
    • A wife who knows more than she says
    • A crew of wiseguys and a nephew who wants more

    Good for you if

    • you like rooting for Tony Soprano while knowing exactly what he is.
    • you like the hours Tony spends on Dr. Melfi's couch as much as the hits.
    • you laugh at mobsters arguing about ducks, food and respect.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand sudden, brutal killings between family dinners.
    • you need clear answers. The show leaves much of Tony for you to figure out.

    About: family · guilt · the American dream · therapy

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  18. Sons of Anarchy 2008

    Series

    The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) are an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States and overseas. The show focused on the original and founding charter, Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, often referred to by the acronym SAMCRO, Sam Crow, or simply Redwood Charter. The charter operates both legal and illegal businesses in the small town of Charming, California. They combine gun-running and a garage, and involvement in porn film industry. Clay, the charter president, likes it old school and violent; while Jax, his stepson and the club's VP, has thoughts about changing the way things are done. Their conflict has effects on both the club and their personal relationship, especially when Jax goes on a personal quest to cleanse the SAMCRO name and image.

    The sides of Sons of Anarchy

    • An outlaw motorcycle club in a California town
    • A young vice president questioning his stepfather
    • Guns, a garage and a family business

    Good for you if

    • you like Jax Teller trying to clean up the club while doing worse to protect it.
    • you like Gemma holding the club together like a mother and a queen.
    • you like a club where loyalty can turn into betrayal at any moment.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand brutal beatings and executions.
    • seven seasons is too much for you.

    About: loyalty · fathers and sons · brotherhood

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  19. The Godfather 1972

    Film

    Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

    The sides of The Godfather

    • A family business that is a mafia
    • A son who said he'd stay out
    • A wedding, a horse, an offer

    Good for you if

    • you like a story that takes its time and lands like a verdict.
    • you like quiet actors saying a lot with one look.
    • you like watching a decent man become someone else.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
    • films from the 1970s feel slow and dated to you.
    • sudden, cold killings ruin a film for you.

    About: family · power · loyalty · America

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  20. Dexter 2006

    Series

    Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

    The sides of Dexter

    • A police blood expert in Miami
    • A serial killer who only kills killers
    • A code taught by his adoptive father

    Good for you if

    • you like rooting for a killer with rules.
    • you like Dexter's deadpan voice-over about pretending to be human.
    • you like a killer hiding inside the police station that hunts him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand murder rooms and bodies cut up.
    • eight seasons is too much for you.

    About: double life · justice · family · identity

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