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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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  1. Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

    The sides of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    • A son running from his father
    • A bus fight in San Francisco
    • A hidden village with dragons

    Good for you if

    • you like martial arts fights choreographed like dance.
    • you like a story about a father and his children.
    • you like Awkwafina cracking jokes while she drives a bus through a fight in San Francisco.

    Bad for you if

    • a final act full of creatures and dragons isn't your thing.
    • you need the logic to hold up. Ten magic rings fly around like living weapons.

    About: family · legacy · grief

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  2. Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

    The sides of The Suicide Squad

    • Villains sent on a suicide mission
    • A shark who just wants friends
    • A giant starfish

    Good for you if

    • you like gleefully twisted humour.
    • you like a gang of oddballs.
    • you like wild, gory action.

    Bad for you if

    • over-the-top gore ruins it for you.
    • a giant alien starfish stomping through a city is too strange for you.

    About: redemption · friendship · chaos

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  3. After his retirement is interrupted by Gorr the God Butcher, a galactic killer who seeks the extinction of the gods, Thor Odinson enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who now wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor. Together they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

    The sides of Thor: Love and Thunder

    • Thor finding himself
    • A god butcher
    • Jane holding the hammer

    Good for you if

    • you like Marvel at its silliest.
    • you like colourful, rock-and-roll images.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a father lose his child. Thor's enemy is born from that grief.
    • screaming goats and over-the-top jokes aren't for you.

    About: love · grief · purpose

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  4. Supernatural 2005

    Series

    When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.

    The sides of Supernatural

    • Two brothers hunting monsters
    • A black Impala
    • Angels, demons and the end of the world

    Good for you if

    • you like a bond between two brothers above everything.
    • you like a monster of the week.
    • you like Sam and Dean fighting demons with salt, shotguns and a '67 Impala.

    Bad for you if

    • fifteen seasons is far more than you want to start.
    • gore and bloody fights ruin a show for you.

    About: family · sacrifice · fate

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  5. Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.

    The sides of The Umbrella Academy

    • Adopted siblings with powers
    • An apocalypse in eight days
    • A brother stuck as a teenager

    Good for you if

    • you like odd, colourful superhero stories.
    • you like a dysfunctional family where everyone shines.
    • you like dark comedy and dance scenes.

    Bad for you if

    • bloody fights ruin a show for you.
    • you can't watch addiction on screen. Klaus spends much of the first season high.

    About: family · trauma · time

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  6. Titans 2018

    Series

    A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.

    The sides of Titans

    • Batman's first Robin out on his own
    • A girl with a darkness inside her
    • Young heroes becoming a team

    Good for you if

    • you like superhero fights that hit hard.
    • you want your superheroes dark and damaged.
    • you like misfits like Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy becoming a family.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bloody superhero fights.
    • you lose track when a team keeps growing, from Hawk and Dove to Donna Troy and Superboy.

    About: found family · identity · trauma

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  7. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

    The sides of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    • A son meeting his father
    • Baby Groot dancing
    • A family of misfits arguing

    Good for you if

    • you want an adventure that keeps the jokes coming.
    • you like another mixtape of old hits.
    • you like a silly film that turns out to be about fathers.

    Bad for you if

    • you're in the mood for something dark and serious.
    • living planets and a talking raccoon are too silly for you.

    About: fathers · family · belonging

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  8. Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

    The sides of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    • A Brooklyn teen becoming Spider-Man
    • Spider-people from other worlds
    • Graffiti, comics and hip-hop

    Good for you if

    • you want animation that looks like a comic book come alive.
    • you like a spider-pig and a noir detective in the same team.
    • you like a hip-hop soundtrack.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated films.
    • you can't take grief tonight. Under the jokes, this is a story about mourning.

    About: identity · family · courage

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  9. Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

    The sides of Zack Snyder's Justice League

    • The director's full version
    • A team brought together after a death
    • A villain from another world

    Good for you if

    • you want an epic built like a myth.
    • you like slow motion and dark, painterly images.
    • you like a serious, sincere superhero story.

    Bad for you if

    • four hours is far too long for you.
    • you lose track easily. Six heroes each get their own backstory before the team comes together.

    About: grief · unity · hope

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  10. A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

    The sides of Deadpool & Wolverine

    • Deadpool recruits the worst Wolverine
    • A wasteland of forgotten heroes
    • Jokes about every Marvel film

    Good for you if

    • you like nonstop jokes and cameos.
    • you like two unkillable men fighting each other.
    • you like gory humour.

    Bad for you if

    • blood and gore ruin it for you.
    • you can't root for a hero who kills, swears and jokes about it.

    About: friendship · legacy · purpose

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  11. 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

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  12. Thor 2011

    Film

    Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

    The sides of Thor

    • A god thrown down to Earth
    • Two brothers, one throne
    • A small town in New Mexico

    Good for you if

    • you like a mighty god who has no idea how a coffee shop works.
    • you like a shiny realm of gods and rainbow bridges.
    • you like a hammer that comes back when called.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip the romance. Thor and Jane fall for each other in a matter of days.
    • you need the science to hold up. Jane's physics turns out to be Norse magic.

    About: arrogance · family · humility

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  13. Deadpool 2 2018

    Film

    Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.

    The sides of Deadpool 2

    • A mercenary trying to protect a kid
    • A soldier from the future
    • A team that goes very wrong

    Good for you if

    • you want even more jokes than the first one.
    • you like jokes about death, grief and everything else.
    • you like gory action played for laughs.

    Bad for you if

    • blood and gore ruin it for you, even as a joke.
    • you're watching with kids. The jokes are rude from the first minute.

    About: family · grief · second chances

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  14. Loki 2021

    Series

    After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.

    The sides of Loki

    • A god of mischief arrested by a time agency
    • Offices outside of time
    • Many versions of himself

    Good for you if

    • you like Loki being sarcastic to bureaucrats.
    • you like time-travel paperwork and retro offices.
    • you like a villain learning who he is.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a plot that's easy to follow. Variants, branches and the Sacred Timeline pile up fast.
    • you need time travel with rules that hold up. The TVA runs on magic paperwork and time doors.

    About: identity · free will · time

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  15. Constantine 2005

    Film

    John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.

    The sides of Constantine

    • A chain-smoking exorcist
    • Angels and demons in Los Angeles
    • A trip to hell

    Good for you if

    • you like dark religious fantasy.
    • you like an investigation into a twin's death that leads through angels and demons.
    • you like a hell that looks like a burning city.

    Bad for you if

    • demons and possession scenes are too much for you.
    • you can't take suicide on screen. The story starts with one and comes back to it.

    About: redemption · faith · sacrifice

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  16. 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

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  17. After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

    The sides of Doctor Strange

    • A surgeon who loses his hands
    • Cities folding like mirrors
    • Magic learned in Nepal

    Good for you if

    • you want images that twist like a kaleidoscope.
    • you like trippy journeys into other dimensions.
    • you like discovering a hidden world of magic with the hero.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather have a story than a superhero brawl.
    • you need things to make scientific sense. Strange trades surgery for spells.

    About: ego · time · healing

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  18. X-Men 2000

    Film

    Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

    The sides of X-Men

    • A school for gifted mutants
    • A loner with claws
    • Two old friends on opposite sides

    Good for you if

    • you like Hugh Jackman's Wolverine, all claws and bad temper.
    • you like outsiders finding a family.

    Bad for you if

    • you need the science to hold up. A machine on the Statue of Liberty turns humans into mutants.
    • you'd rather your superheroes skip politics. A senator wants every mutant registered.

    About: prejudice · belonging · fear

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  19. X2 2003

    Film

    Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

    The sides of X2

    • A mutant attack on the White House
    • Enemies forced to team up
    • A school raided at night

    Good for you if

    • you like Nightcrawler teleporting through the White House.
    • you like many mutants each getting a moment.

    Bad for you if

    • you need the science to hold up. Magneto escapes a plastic prison by pulling the iron from a guard's blood.
    • you want a superhero film under two hours. This one runs over two hours and ten.

    About: prejudice · family · sacrifice

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  20. Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

    The sides of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    • A jump across universes
    • A girl who can travel between them
    • A witch who wants her children

    Good for you if

    • you like strange universes, including one made of paint.
    • you like trippy, horror-tinged images.
    • you like a superhero film with horror-movie scares.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand gore. This superhero film turns into a horror film, with bloody deaths.
    • you need the logic to hold up. Here magic rewrites the rules from one universe to the next.

    About: grief · motherhood · choices

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