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 Hazbin Hotel first
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
Film
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
The sides of The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The King of Halloween discovers Christmas
- A ragdoll in love
- Stop-motion skeletons
Good for you if
- you like gothic, spooky-sweet worlds.
- you like a musical with dark, catchy songs.
- you like handmade stop-motion.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't laugh at the macabre. Jack hands out shrunken heads as Christmas presents.
About: identity · belonging · holidays
Chainsaw Man 2022
Anime
Denji has a simple dream—to live a happy and peaceful life, spending time with a girl he likes. This is a far cry from reality, however, as Denji is forced by the yakuza into killing devils in order to pay off his crushing debts. Using his pet devil Pochita as a weapon, he is ready to do anything for a bit of cash.
The sides of Chainsaw Man
- A boy in debt to the yakuza
- A dog devil that becomes his heart
- A government devil-hunting squad
Good for you if
- you like crude, absurd jokes from a hero whose big dream is toast with jam and a girlfriend.
- you want chainsaws tearing through devils.
- you can take a world that keeps using its hero.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand blood and gore in every fight.
- you don't watch anime.
About: poverty · desire · being used
Steven Universe 2013
Series
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
The sides of Steven Universe
- A boy who carries his mother's gem
- Three alien warriors raising a kid
- Songs in the middle of a fight
Good for you if
- you like a show that stops to sing and means it.
- you like a found family of aliens raising one boy.
- you want eleven minutes that leave you lighter.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch cartoons.
- you roll your eyes when characters talk through feelings.
- five seasons of short episodes is more than you want to start.
About: growing up · love · forgiveness
Peacemaker 2022
Series
The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.
The sides of Peacemaker
- A superhero who kills for peace
- A misfit black-ops team
- A pet eagle named Eagly
Good for you if
- you laugh at John Cena's Peacemaker being clueless in the middle of a bloodbath.
- you like a dance number opening every episode and a glam metal soundtrack.
- you like messy fights, explosions and a helmet that does too many things.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand heads exploding for a laugh.
- you'd rather skip sex scenes and crude jokes, or you watch with others.
About: masculinity · fathers and sons · redemption
Over the Garden Wall 2014
Series
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
The sides of Over the Garden Wall
- Two brothers lost in a strange forest
- A woodsman and a grumpy bluebird
- A beast lurking in the woods
Good for you if
- you like an autumn fairy tale that feels like an old storybook.
- you like old-time songs sung along the way.
- you like painted forests that look like vintage illustrations.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you want fights and chases. Wirt and Greg mostly talk, sing and get lost.
About: brotherhood · finding your way home · growing up
A Clockwork Orange 1971
Film
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
The sides of A Clockwork Orange
- A young thug who loves Beethoven
- A cure that takes away choice
- Milk bars and strange slang
Good for you if
- you like a film with a look you'll never forget.
- you like disturbing, provocative cinema.
- you like satire that makes you uncomfortable.
Bad for you if
- violence played as entertainment is too much for you.
- sexual violence on screen is too much for you.
- films from 1971 feel strange and dated to you.
About: free will · violence · society
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
Rick and Morty 2013
Series
Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.
The sides of Rick and Morty
- A genius grandfather and his nervous grandson
- Adventures across dimensions
- A family falling apart in every universe
Good for you if
- you like nihilistic jokes about everything.
- you like ideas so strange they shouldn't work.
- you like fast, absurd episodes.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you can't take cartoon gore, with Rick blasting aliens to pieces.
About: family · nihilism · intelligence
Hercules 1997
Film
Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a flying horse, and Phil, a personal trainer, Hercules is tricked by the hilarious, hotheaded villain Hades, who's plotting to take over Mount Olympus!
The sides of Hercules
- A demigod raised on Earth
- A Hades with flaming hair
- Gospel muses
Good for you if
- you like a fast-talking, funny villain.
- you like gospel songs.
- you want a light Disney adventure.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want the Greek myths dark and tragic. Here Hades cracks jokes.
About: heroism · belonging · love
Trainspotting 1996
Film
Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.
The sides of Trainspotting
- Young addicts in Edinburgh
- Choose life
- The worst toilet in Scotland
Good for you if
- you like grim humour about awful situations.
- you like Iggy Pop and Underworld driving the story.
- you like a gang of friends you shouldn't like.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch heroin addiction without a filter. Withdrawal is filmed like a nightmare.
- you can't stand sudden violence. Begbie starts fights for fun.
About: addiction · friendship · escape
Sausage Party 2016
Film
Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they're chosen to leave the grocery store.
The sides of Sausage Party
- Supermarket food that thinks it'll go to heaven
- The truth about the kitchen
- An infamous last scene
Good for you if
- you like outrageous adult animation.
- you like jokes about religion and death.
Bad for you if
- very crude sexual content isn't for you.
- you don't watch animated films.
About: faith · truth
Orange Is the New Black 2013
Series
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
The sides of Orange Is the New Black
- A New Yorker sent to a women's prison
- Inmates with a backstory each
- Prison friendships, gangs and guards
Good for you if
- you like a show where every inmate at Litchfield gets her own story.
- you like laughing at prison life while it hurts.
- you want women who become each other's family behind bars.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you'd rather not watch frequent sex scenes, or you watch with others.
- you can't take deaths, addiction and abuse inside a prison.
About: prison · sisterhood · second chances
Good Omens 2019
Series
Aziraphale and Crowley, of Heaven and Hell respectively, have grown rather fond of the Earth. So it's terrible news that it's about to end. The armies of Good and Evil are amassing. The Four Horsemen are ready to ride. Everything is going according to the Divine Plan...except that someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist. Can our heroes find him and stop Armageddon before it's too late?
The sides of Good Omens
- An angel and a demon who like living on Earth
- A misplaced Antichrist in an English village
- The end of the world, planned and running late
Good for you if
- you like Aziraphale and Crowley bickering like an old couple.
- you like an angel and a demon who would rather save the world they live in.
- you want Heaven and Hell run like two absurd offices.
Bad for you if
- you want an apocalypse with battles, not two old friends arguing over lunch.
- you lose track of big casts. Witches, witchfinders, the Four Horsemen and a boy who is the Antichrist all get their own story.
About: friendship · good and evil · free will
Corpse Bride 2005
Film
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
The sides of Corpse Bride
- A shy groom who marries a corpse by mistake
- A colourful land of the dead
- A grey land of the living
Good for you if
- you like gothic, tender fairy tales.
- you like a melancholy love triangle.
- you like stop-motion animation.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want an adventure. It's a shy groom, two brides and a few songs.
About: love · death · choice
South Park 1997
Series
Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
The sides of South Park
- Four boys in a small Colorado town
- Cartman's schemes
- An episode about the news of the week
Good for you if
- you like crude jokes from four foul-mouthed fourth graders.
- you like laughing at what nobody else would joke about.
- you like satire that goes after politicians and celebrities.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you won't start a show with over twenty-five seasons.
- you want a cartoon for your kids. This one is made for adults only.
About: satire · childhood · friendship · society
True Blood 2008
Series
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.
The sides of True Blood
- Vampires living openly thanks to synthetic blood
- A waitress who can read minds
- A small town in Louisiana
Good for you if
- you like Sookie torn between the vampires Bill and Eric.
- you like a town where shifters, fairies and witches keep showing up.
- you like Southern gothic with a twisted sense of humor.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather avoid the frequent, graphic sex scenes.
- you can't take the bloody, gory deaths.
About: desire · prejudice · belonging
Spirited Away 2001
Anime
On the way to their new house, a ten-year-old girl and her parents wander into the world of spirits. Her parents are turned into pigs, and she has to work in a bathhouse to save them.
The sides of Spirited Away
- A strange world with its own rules
- A child finding her courage
- Quiet moments and nature
- Every frame drawn by hand
Good for you if
- you love getting lost in a world with its own strange rules.
- you like not knowing what will walk through the door next.
- you like films that stop to breathe, like that quiet train ride.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want everything explained. A lot of the bathhouse never is.
About: growing up · greed · keeping your name · work
Frozen 2013
Film
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. Fate takes her on a dangerous journey in an attempt to end the eternal winter that has fallen over the kingdom. She's accompanied by ice delivery man Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and snowman Olaf. On an adventure where she will find out what friendship, courage, family, and true love really means.
The sides of Frozen
- Two sisters, one with icy powers
- A snowman who loves summer
- A song everyone knows
Good for you if
- you like songs your kids will sing for months.
- you want a film for the whole family, with a snowman and a reindeer for the little ones.
- you like a castle built of ice in one song.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you have no patience for trolls, talking snowmen and a queen with ice magic.
About: sisterhood · fear · love
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Film
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
The sides of Beauty and the Beast
- A bookish girl and a cursed prince
- A ballroom dance
- Be our guest
Good for you if
- you like a love story that grows over a library and a snowball fight.
- you like singing along to Be Our Guest and Tale as Old as Time.
- you like a castle where the candlestick, the clock and the teapot talk.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at moral lessons. The film tells you outright that true beauty is within.
About: love · appearance · kindness
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