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  1. Mr. Robot 2015

    Series

    A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

    The sides of Mr. Robot

    • A lonely hacker at a security firm
    • A group of hackers named fsociety
    • A plan to erase all debt

    Good for you if

    • you like piecing together a hacking plot against the giant E Corp.
    • you like the floor dropping out from under Elliot.
    • you like living inside one troubled man's head.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand drug use, trauma and depression on screen.
    • you need momentum, and some episodes sit inside Elliot's silence.

    About: loneliness · reality · revolution · trauma

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  2. 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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  3. Severance 2022

    Series

    Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

    The sides of Severance

    • Office workers with their memories split in two
    • The endless white corridors of Lumon Industries
    • A team sorting numbers they don't understand

    Good for you if

    • you like piecing together what Lumon really does.
    • you like goats in an office basement and a waffle party as a reward.
    • you like Mark slowly realising what his other self lives through.

    Bad for you if

    • you need things to move fast from the first episode.
    • you want answers at the end of every season.

    About: work · identity · grief · control

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  4. John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

    The sides of Minority Report

    • Police who arrest you before the crime
    • A cop accused of a murder he hasn't done
    • Screens you move with your hands

    Good for you if

    • you like a man on the run from his own unit.
    • you like proving your innocence of a future crime.
    • you like jetpack chases and cars that drive up the sides of buildings.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
    • you need the science to hold up. Three psychics in a pool see murders before they happen.

    About: free will · justice · surveillance

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  5. The Shining 1980

    Film

    Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

    The sides of The Shining

    • An empty hotel in winter
    • A father going mad
    • A boy riding his tricycle down the halls

    Good for you if

    • you like dread that builds slowly in empty corridors.
    • you like long gliding shots behind a boy on his tricycle.
    • you like a performance that becomes truly frightening.

    Bad for you if

    • you scare easily. Some images stay for years.
    • you can't watch a family threatened by the father. Jack's drinking and rage turn on his wife and son.

    About: isolation · madness · family

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  6. In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

    The sides of V for Vendetta

    • A masked man against a fascist government
    • A woman he takes under his wing
    • Remember, remember the fifth of November

    Good for you if

    • you like big speeches about freedom.
    • you like a country holding its breath before a revolution.
    • you like a hero who talks in poetry.

    Bad for you if

    • knife fights and torture scenes ruin it for you.
    • you'd rather keep politics out of your evening. It's a fascist Britain run by a chancellor on a giant screen.

    About: freedom · fear · ideas

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  7. After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

    The sides of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    • A conspiracy inside the agency
    • A masked killer from the past
    • A fight in an elevator

    Good for you if

    • you like a spy thriller where nobody can be trusted.
    • you like close, hard-hitting fights.
    • you like uncovering who's really giving the orders.

    Bad for you if

    • you need the science to hold up. A super soldier frozen for seventy years takes on flying aircraft carriers.
    • you roll your eyes at speeches about freedom and doing the right thing.

    About: trust · freedom · friendship

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  8. Paprika 2006

    Anime

    Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.

    The sides of Paprika

    • A psychologist who enters her patients' dreams
    • A stolen dream machine
    • A parade of objects marching out of dreams

    Good for you if

    • you like a dream that spills into the waking city.
    • you want every frame packed with shifting images.
    • you like not knowing whose dream you're in.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch anime.
    • you need a machine to follow rules. This one runs on dream logic.

    About: dreams · identity · technology

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  9. Venom 2018

    Film

    Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.

    The sides of Venom

    • A journalist sharing his body with an alien
    • A voice in his head that wants to eat people
    • A lobster tank

    Good for you if

    • you like an odd-couple comedy inside one body.
    • you like a motorbike chase with a monster.

    Bad for you if

    • you need the science to hold up. An alien goo bonds with a reporter and makes him almost unbreakable.
    • you can't root for a hero who eats people.

    About: identity · control · friendship

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  10. Black Swan 2010

    Film

    A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."

    The sides of Black Swan

    • A dancer chasing perfection
    • A rival who might not be real
    • Swan Lake from the inside

    Good for you if

    • you like a lead performance that cracks in front of you.
    • you like paranoia that keeps tightening.
    • you like not knowing what's real and what's in her head.

    Bad for you if

    • sex scenes aren't for you, or you're watching with others.
    • self-harm and mental breakdown are too hard for you.

    About: perfection · obsession · identity

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  11. In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

    The sides of Children of Men

    • A world where no child has been born in 18 years
    • A pregnant woman to protect
    • A battle filmed in one take

    Good for you if

    • you like long single shots in the middle of chaos.
    • you like a grim future that feels close.
    • you like a grey, ruined England.

    Bad for you if

    • war violence and executions ruin it for you.
    • you can't take grief on screen. Theo lost his son, and suicide kits are sold on TV.

    About: hope · refugees · faith

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  12. The Platform 2019

    Film

    A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

    The sides of The Platform

    • A tower prison with one platform of food
    • Levels from top to bottom
    • Who eats and who doesn't

    Good for you if

    • you like strange, allegorical stories.
    • you like a cruel, unflinching idea.
    • you like not knowing which level you'll wake up on.

    Bad for you if

    • gore and cannibalism ruin it for you.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).

    About: inequality · solidarity · greed

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  13. 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

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  14. You 2018

    Series

    A dangerously charming, obsessive man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of women who fascinate him.

    The sides of You

    • A bookstore manager who stalks women
    • A voice-over from inside his head
    • A glass cage in the basement

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing Joe justify himself in voice-over and almost agreeing.
    • you like watching each of his lies come close to falling apart.
    • you like laughing at Joe's inner voice judging everyone around him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch murders up close.
    • you'd rather skip sex scenes. Joe's relationships play out in bed too.

    About: obsession · love · control

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  15. Altered Carbon 2018

    Series

    After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder.

    The sides of Altered Carbon

    • A soldier brought back in a new body after 250 years
    • Minds stored on disks and moved between bodies
    • A rich man who hires him to solve his own murder

    Good for you if

    • you like a detective story where the victim is still alive to hire you.
    • you like a rainy neon city full of flying cars.
    • you like a world where death is a problem money can solve.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take brutal, bloody fights.
    • you'd rather avoid frequent nudity and sex scenes.

    About: identity · immortality · class

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  16. 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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  17. Source Code 2011

    Film

    When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

    The sides of Source Code

    • A soldier waking up in a stranger's body
    • Eight minutes before a train explodes
    • Again and again

    Good for you if

    • you like solving a mystery in a time loop.
    • you like a short, tight thriller.
    • you like a love story in eight minutes.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a big-scale blockbuster. Almost all of it plays out in one train carriage and a capsule.
    • you want a clear ending. The last minutes leave the rules of the loop open.

    About: identity · second chances · duty

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  18. Hannibal 2013

    Series

    Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

    The sides of Hannibal

    • An FBI profiler who thinks like killers
    • A psychiatrist who cooks his victims
    • Murder scenes staged like works of art

    Good for you if

    • you like crime scenes composed like paintings and dinners shot like still lifes.
    • you can't take your eyes off Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter.
    • you like watching Will Graham get closer to the man sitting across from him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand corpses turned into displays.
    • you want a crime show that plays like real police work.

    About: manipulation · obsession · friendship · madness

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  19. Andor 2022

    Series

    In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

    The sides of Andor

    • A thief who becomes a rebel
    • A prison where inmates build parts for the Empire
    • A secret network financing the rebellion

    Good for you if

    • you like the start of a rebellion told through spies, money and politics.
    • you like a slow build told in three-episode arcs, each ending in a big payoff.
    • you like long speeches about sacrifice, like Luthen's.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a light Star Wars adventure with Jedi and fun.
    • you need some hope, and here freedom costs nearly everyone something.

    About: rebellion · sacrifice · tyranny

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  20. District 9 2009

    Film

    Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

    The sides of District 9

    • Aliens stranded in a slum
    • A bureaucrat who starts to change
    • A documentary style

    Good for you if

    • you like a chase through a slum filmed like the news.
    • you like aliens treated as refugees.
    • you like a coward for a hero. Wikus evicts aliens with a smile and a clipboard.

    Bad for you if

    • bodies exploding and gore ruin it for you.
    • you need an ending that settles everything. This one keeps its biggest question for later.

    About: racism · bureaucracy · transformation

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