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 Leverage first
Great Pretender 2020
Anime
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
The sides of Great Pretender
- A Japanese swindler conned by a better one
- Elaborate cons from Los Angeles to London
- A crew of crooks with painful pasts
Good for you if
- you like watching a crew plan a con on very rich targets.
- you like finding out the con was a different con all along.
- you like Makoto losing his cool every time he gets played.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
About: trust · second chances · friendship
Vincenzo 2021
Series
During a visit to his motherland, a Korean-Italian Mafia lawyer gives an unrivaled conglomerate a taste of its own medicine with a side of justice.
The sides of Vincenzo
- A Mafia consigliere back in Seoul
- Tenants of an old building against a conglomerate
- A lawyer who fights dirty
Good for you if
- you like revenge played half as farce, half as bloodbath.
- you like rooting for a Mafia lawyer who beats crooks with their own methods.
- you like watching a corrupt chaebol taken apart piece by piece.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
- you can't commit to twenty episodes of over an hour each.
About: justice · revenge · corruption
Money Heist 2017
Series
To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.
The sides of Money Heist
- A heist planned for months
- A professor who has thought of everything
- Robbers with city names
Good for you if
- you like a hostage siege where every hour brings a problem.
- you like a plan that keeps surprising even the police.
- you like a gang where every robber has a story.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).
- several long seasons is more than you want to start.
About: resistance · loyalty · money
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
The sides of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- A bard turned thief and his band of misfits
- A heist in a castle vault
- A father trying to win back his daughter
Good for you if
- you like a fantasy that keeps cracking jokes.
- you like a crew of misfits who learn to trust each other.
- you like owlbears, dragons and spells from the tabletop game.
Bad for you if
- two hours and fifteen minutes is too much for you.
- you want a dark fantasy where everything is at stake.
About: trust · second chances · friendship
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area 2022
Series
Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.
The sides of Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
- A heist at the mint of a unified Korea
- A professor and a masked crew
- A negotiator waiting outside
Good for you if
- you like a heist planned down to the minute.
- you like a hostage standoff where every hour counts.
- you like a crew of robbers, each with a city name and a past.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles.
- you can't give twelve episodes of over an hour each to one heist.
About: money · reunification · loyalty
Kaleidoscope 2023
Series
A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.
The sides of Kaleidoscope
- A heist on a vault holding seven billion dollars
- Episodes named after colours
- A crew undone by betrayal
Good for you if
- you like a master thief planning one huge heist.
- you like piecing together a story told out of order.
- you like a heist where each new betrayal changes who you trust.
Bad for you if
- you lose track of a crew across years of flashbacks.
- you want deep character studies more than a twisty heist.
About: betrayal · greed · revenge
Ocean's Eleven 2001
Film
Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.
The sides of Ocean's Eleven
- Eleven thieves and three casinos
- A plan you only understand at the end
- Cool suits and cool actors
Good for you if
- you like easy, witty banter between stars.
- you want a stylish heist with nothing heavy.
- you like a crew where everyone has a talent.
Bad for you if
- you want a character study. Here you get to know the crew by their skills, not their pasts.
- you need a heist that could really work. Here eleven thieves take on the vault under three casinos in one night.
About: teamwork · love · charm
The Italian Job 2003
Film
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, pedal-to-the-metal chase that careens up, down, above and below the streets of Los Angeles.
The sides of The Italian Job
- A gold heist in Venice
- A double-cross inside the crew
- Mini Coopers racing through Los Angeles
Good for you if
- you like a crew planning to steal back their own gold.
- you like Mini Coopers chased through the Los Angeles subway.
- you like a crew of specialists with a joke for everything.
Bad for you if
- you need the hacking and the heist to hold up to logic.
- you'd rather a patient, quiet crime film.
About: revenge · trust · teamwork
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
Ocean's Thirteen 2007
Film
Danny Ocean's team of criminals are back and composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank doublecrosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that he and his team will do anything to bring down Willy Bank along with everything he's got. Even if it means asking for help from an enemy.
The sides of Ocean's Thirteen
- A crew getting even for one of their own
- A casino rigged on its opening night
- An earthquake machine under Las Vegas
Good for you if
- you like a heist aimed at one crooked casino owner.
- you like following a crew where everyone has one job.
- you like Danny and Rusty trading half-finished lines.
Bad for you if
- you lose patience with a plan you only understand at the end.
- you want a heist where the crew might actually fail.
About: revenge · loyalty · money
Berlin 2023
Series
During his glory days, Berlin and a gang assembled in Paris for one of his greatest plans ever: stealing 44 million euros' worth of jewels in one night.
The sides of Berlin
- Berlin before Money Heist
- A jewel heist in Paris
- A thief falling in love again
Good for you if
- you like planning a 44 million euro jewel heist in one night.
- you like following Berlin, a charming thief you shouldn't trust.
- you like a heist with a love story at its heart.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a series in Spanish.
- you need a heist that holds up to logic.
About: love · loyalty · greed
American Hustle 2013
Film
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
The sides of American Hustle
- Two con artists forced to work for the FBI
- A fake sheikh
- 1970s hair and costumes
Good for you if
- you like actors having fun in big roles.
- you like con artists running a sting on politicians and the mob.
- you like a 70s soundtrack.
Bad for you if
- a tangled plot loses you.
- over two hours is too long for you.
About: deception · survival · reinvention
Super Crooks 2021
Anime
Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?
The sides of Super Crooks
- A crew of washed-up supervillains
- One last heist
- A super-powered crime boss as the target
Good for you if
- you like a heist crew planning one last big job.
- you want superpower fights in every episode.
- you like rooting for villains instead of heroes.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bloody superpower fights.
- you don't watch anime.
About: loyalty · second chances · greed
Mission: Impossible 1996
Film
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
The sides of Mission: Impossible
- A team betrayed on a mission
- A vault entered from the ceiling
- A train in the Channel tunnel
Good for you if
- you like a silent break-in hanging from a wire.
- you like a spy film full of double-crosses.
- you like a helicopter chasing a train in a tunnel.
Bad for you if
- you lose patience with a plot you have to untangle. Who betrayed whom takes the whole film to sort out.
- you need it to hold up. Rubber masks fool everyone, even people who know the face.
About: trust · betrayal · identity
Law Abiding Citizen 2009
Film
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
The sides of Law Abiding Citizen
- A father whose family's killer walks free
- A district attorney who made the deal
- Murders planned from a prison cell
Good for you if
- you like a cat and mouse game between a prosecutor and a prisoner.
- you like guessing how a man behind bars keeps killing.
- you like rooting for a grieving father who goes too far.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand torture and gore on screen.
- you can't watch a family murdered in the first minutes.
About: justice · revenge · grief
Lupin 2021
Series
Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
The sides of Lupin
- A gentleman thief inspired by Arsène Lupin
- A necklace stolen from the Louvre
- A son avenging his father in Paris
Good for you if
- you like a heist where the trick is shown afterwards.
- you want Omar Sy as Assane, charming everyone he fools.
- you like a revenge driven by a son's love for his father.
Bad for you if
- you need heists that could really work.
- you want fights and blood. Assane wins with tricks and disguises, rarely with his fists.
About: revenge · injustice · fatherhood
Person of Interest 2011
Series
John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
The sides of Person of Interest
- A former CIA agent presumed dead
- A reclusive billionaire who built a surveillance machine
- A new number each week, victim or killer
Good for you if
- you like Reese stepping in before a crime happens, fists first.
- you like a show about who gets to watch everyone, and who controls the Machine.
- you like guessing whether the number belongs to the victim or the killer.
Bad for you if
- you can't take shootouts and beatings in nearly every episode.
- five seasons is too much for you.
About: surveillance · redemption · artificial intelligence
Den of Thieves 2018
Film
A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.
The sides of Den of Thieves
- A heist on the Federal Reserve
- A sheriff's unit as rough as the robbers
- A shootout in a traffic jam
Good for you if
- you like cops and robbers who look alike.
- you like a heavy shootout in Los Angeles traffic.
- you like a heist planned step by step with the police watching.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bloody gunfights.
- two hours and twenty minutes is too much for you.
About: rivalry · masculinity · crime
Fast Five 2011
Film
Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.
The sides of Fast Five
- A heist in Rio
- A safe dragged through the streets
- A federal agent on their trail
Good for you if
- you like the series turning into a heist film.
- you like a whole crew coming together.
- you like banter between the team.
Bad for you if
- a safe dragged through a city at speed makes you groan.
- you can't stand long car chases. It ends on one through Rio.
About: family · freedom · loyalty
Ocean's Eight 2018
Film
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.
The sides of Ocean's Eight
- Danny Ocean's sister just out of prison
- A necklace at the Met Gala
- Eight women, one plan
Good for you if
- you like a light, stylish heist.
- you want an easy, fun film.
- you like a cast of stars.
Bad for you if
- you want people over plot. The Met Gala job comes first here.
- you want edge-of-your-seat suspense. This heist is played light and playful.
About: teamwork · revenge · style