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 Jackass Forever first
Jackass 4.5 2022
Documentary
Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
The sides of Jackass 4.5
- Stunts that did not make the first cut
- The crew watching their own footage
- A last round of each other's ideas
Good for you if
- you laugh hardest when a stunt goes wrong.
- you like laughing at pain you would never volunteer for.
- you want a crew who have been doing this to each other for twenty years.
Bad for you if
- you want something to watch with the family, and the crew are naked or bleeding in half the footage.
- you can't watch people hurt themselves on camera.
About: pain · friendship · getting older
Jackass: The Movie 2002
Documentary
Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.
The sides of Jackass: The Movie
- Stunts with live alligators
- Panda suits loose in Tokyo
- A golf course under siege
Good for you if
- you laugh at grown men hurting themselves on purpose.
- you like jokes you are supposed to feel bad about.
- you like a crew that exists to dare each other.
Bad for you if
- you wince at broken bones and shopping carts into walls.
- you don't want nudity and toilet gags with people in the room.
About: pain · friendship · daring
Jackass 3.5 2011
Documentary
Johnny Knoxville of 'Jackass' releases unused material of stunts, tricks, antics and shenanigans shot during the production of 'Jackass 3D' that didn't make it into the film, as well as the hilarious outtakes.
The sides of Jackass 3.5
- Stunts that were left out of the last film
- A crew filming each other getting hurt
- Pranks played on the same friends for years
Good for you if
- you laugh at grown men volunteering for something awful.
- you want an hour and a half of stunts and nothing else.
- you like a crew that has been doing this to each other for years.
Bad for you if
- you can't find it funny when people really get hurt.
- you'd rather not watch nudity used as a punchline.
About: pain · friendship · daring each other
Jackass 3D 2010
Documentary
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Wee Man and the rest of their fearless and foolhardy friends take part in another round of outrageous pranks and stunts. In addition to standing in the path of a charging bull, launching themselves into the air and crashing through various objects, the guys perform in segments such as "Sweatsuit Cocktail," "Beehive Tetherball" and "Lamborghini Tooth Pull."
The sides of Jackass 3D
- A man standing in the path of a charging bull
- A tooth pulled out by a Lamborghini
- A crew that films itself getting hurt
Good for you if
- you laugh hardest when a grown man is launched through a wall.
- you laugh when a man is made to drink a cocktail of his own sweat.
- you like a crew of friends who keep daring each other.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch people get hurt for real.
- you'd rather not see full nudity played for laughs.
About: pain · friendship · stupidity
Jackass Number Two 2006
Documentary
Jackass Number Two is a compilation of various stunts, pranks and skits, and essentially has no plot. Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
The sides of Jackass Number Two
- Stunts and pranks with no plot at all
- A crew raising the stakes on each other
- Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and Bam Margera
Good for you if
- you want ninety minutes of pranks with no story to follow.
- you laugh at a dare to drink horse semen and at the whole crew throwing up after it.
- you like watching friends compete over who takes the worst hit.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real wounds and real blood played for laughs.
- you don't want full frontal nudity on screen, even less with someone else in the room.
About: pain · friendship · dares
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
Film
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
The Nice Guys 2016
Film
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
The sides of The Nice Guys
- Two mismatched detectives in 1977 Los Angeles
- A missing girl
- A thirteen-year-old smarter than both
Good for you if
- you like a buddy comedy with great physical gags.
- you like jokes in the middle of shootouts.
- you like a messy 70s conspiracy.
Bad for you if
- sudden shootings ruin it for you.
- a plot set in the porn industry, with nudity, isn't for you, or you're watching with others.
About: friendship · corruption · fatherhood
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
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
The Suicide Squad 2021
Film
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
Jackass 2.5 2007
Documentary
The crew have now set off to finish what as left over from Jackass 2.0, and in this version they have Wee Man use a 'pee' gun on themselves, having a mini motor bike fracas in the grocery mall, a sperm test, a portly crew member disguised as King Kong, as well as include three episodes of their hilarious adventures in India.
The sides of Jackass 2.5
- Stunts left over from the previous Jackass film
- A mini motorbike loose in a supermarket
- The crew filming each other in pain
Good for you if
- you laugh at grown men hurting themselves on purpose.
- you like a joke whose punchline is someone's pain.
- you like a crew that would do anything to make each other laugh.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch people getting hurt for a laugh.
- you want people and a story, and this is one stunt after another.
About: pain · friendship · dares
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
Film
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
The sides of Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Kingsman destroyed in one night
- American cousins with cowboy hats
- A villain who loves the 1950s
Good for you if
- you like silly, over-the-top spy comedy.
- you like wild fights with lassos and umbrellas.
Bad for you if
- gory moments played for laughs ruin it for you.
- two hours and twenty minutes is a lot for your evening.
About: loyalty · friendship · excess
21 Jump Street 2012
Film
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.
The sides of 21 Jump Street
- Two cops undercover in high school
- A nerd and a jock swapping roles
- A drug ring at prom
Good for you if
- you like a buddy comedy that makes fun of itself.
- you like a car chase that refuses to explode.
Bad for you if
- crude jokes and drug humour aren't for you.
- you need it believable. Two grown men pass for high school students.
About: friendship · growing up · identity
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
Zombieland 2009
Film
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
The sides of Zombieland
- Rules for surviving zombies
- A road trip to an amusement park
- A celebrity cameo
Good for you if
- you like a zombie comedy that's mostly comedy.
- you like jokes about killing zombies creatively.
- you like four strangers becoming a family on the road.
Bad for you if
- zombie gore ruins it for you, even played for laughs.
- you want zombies that scare you. These ones are mostly target practice.
About: survival · family · trust
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
Hot Fuzz 2007
Film
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
The sides of Hot Fuzz
- A London supercop sent to a quiet village
- Accidents that aren't
- A shootout at the supermarket
Good for you if
- you like British comedy with fast editing.
- you like a parody that becomes a real action film.
- you like a village hiding something.
Bad for you if
- gory deaths played for laughs ruin it for you.
- you need police work that feels real. Angel's village beat is a send-up of cop films.
About: community · duty · friendship
Deadpool 2016
Film
The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
The sides of Deadpool
- A superhero who knows he's in a movie
- Jokes nobody else would dare
- A love story under the gore
Good for you if
- you want to laugh hard, and often.
- you like jokes about things you shouldn't joke about.
- you like fights that are as funny as they are bloody.
Bad for you if
- blood and gore ruin it for you, even played for laughs.
- you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.
About: revenge · love · irreverence
RED 2010
Film
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.
The sides of RED
- A retired CIA agent shot at in his own house
- An old team pulled back together
- A break-in at CIA headquarters
Good for you if
- you like shootouts and car chases played with a grin.
- you laugh at a retired agent who shreds his pension checks so he has a reason to phone the call centre.
- you like a crew of old pros, each with their own speciality.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bodies piling up between the jokes.
- you need a spy story whose logic holds up.
About: retirement · loyalty · secrets
Archer 2009
Series
Smart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe.
The sides of Archer
- A superspy who never stops talking
- A spy agency run by his mother
- Missions ruined by office arguments
Good for you if
- you like jokes fired faster than you can catch them.
- you laugh at colleagues being awful to each other at work.
- you want insults and running gags from end to end.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you won't start a show with fourteen seasons behind it.
- you'd rather not watch a cartoon this obsessed with sex.
About: ego · work · family