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 Love, Victor first
Sex Education 2019
Series
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
The sides of Sex Education
- A shy teen who gives sex advice at school
- A sex therapist mother
- Friends figuring everything out
Good for you if
- you like frank, funny teen comedy.
- you like a big cast of teens drawn with care.
- you want a warm, kind series.
Bad for you if
- explicit sex scenes and talk aren't for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks. Otis helps his classmates with sincere, careful advice.
About: identity · friendship · sex
Never Have I Ever 2020
Series
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
The sides of Never Have I Ever
- A teenager grieving her father
- John McEnroe narrating a girl's life
- A love triangle at a California high school
Good for you if
- you like laughing at Devi making every wrong choice at once.
- you like a teen story about growing up while grieving a dad.
- you like a high school love triangle that keeps you guessing.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt teen lessons.
- you need high stakes, and here the drama is school dances, crushes and friendships.
About: grief · growing up · family · first love
Heartstopper 2022
Series
Teens Charlie and Nick discover their unlikely friendship might be something more as they navigate school and young love.
The sides of Heartstopper
- Two schoolboys falling for each other
- Coming out to friends and family
- A friend group that sticks together
Good for you if
- you want a gentle series where kindness usually wins.
- you like Charlie and Nick's first love, from a shared desk to holding hands.
- you like teenagers figuring out who they are, at their own pace.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at sincere declarations and drawn-in sparks.
- you can't take a teen love story that also deals with bullying and an eating disorder.
About: first love · identity · friendship · acceptance
Twilight 2008
Film
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
The sides of Twilight
- A new girl in a rainy town
- A boy who doesn't age
- Love that could kill
Good for you if
- you like an intense first love with a forbidden edge.
- you like sincere teenage feelings without irony.
- you like a moody soundtrack, from Muse to Bella's Lullaby.
Bad for you if
- you've outgrown high school romance and first-love drama.
- you need momentum. Much of the film is glances, school corridors and walks in the forest.
About: first love · danger · belonging
Lady Bird 2017
Film
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
The sides of Lady Bird
- A senior who calls herself Lady Bird
- A mother who loves her the hard way
- Leaving Sacramento
Good for you if
- you like awkward, honest teenage comedy.
- you like a mother and daughter who fight because they're alike.
- you like an ending that makes you call your mother.
Bad for you if
- you want things to happen. It's everyday life.
- you've had enough of teen stories. It's a last year of high school, prom and college letters.
About: mothers and daughters · home · growing up
Ginny & Georgia 2021
Series
Free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a fresh start but find that the road to new beginnings can be bumpy.
The sides of Ginny & Georgia
- A young mom with a dangerous past
- A teenage daughter who wants a normal life
- A fresh start in a small New England town
Good for you if
- you like a mother and daughter who fight like sisters.
- you like rooting for Georgia, a charming mother who will do anything to protect her kids.
- you like Ginny's first loves and fights at a new school.
Bad for you if
- you can't take self-harm and abuse on screen.
- you want a light mother-daughter comedy without dark secrets.
About: mothers and daughters · secrets · starting over
Juno 2007
Film
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
The sides of Juno
- A sixteen-year-old who gets pregnant
- A couple who want to adopt
- A hamburger phone
Good for you if
- you like a heroine with a joke for everything.
- you like quirky, quotable lines.
- you want something warm with a little edge.
Bad for you if
- you've outgrown teen stories. Juno is sixteen and still in high school.
- you're picking a film for young kids. Juno jokes freely about sex and pregnancy.
About: growing up · family · choices
Moonlight 2016
Film
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
The sides of Moonlight
- One life in three chapters
- A boy taught to swim
- A diner, years later
Good for you if
- you like a quiet film that hurts and heals.
- you like blue, gold and pink light.
- you like silences that say everything.
Bad for you if
- you want things to happen. It's quiet.
- a mother lost to crack and a boy bullied at school are too much for you.
About: identity · masculinity · love
Smallville 2001
Series
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
The sides of Smallville
- A teenage Clark Kent on a Kansas farm
- A friendship with a young Lex Luthor
- Meteor rocks that give people powers
Good for you if
- you like Clark Kent in high school, long before the cape.
- you like Clark torn between Lana and, later, Lois.
- you like the Kents raising an alien son as their own.
Bad for you if
- ten seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks about destiny on the farm.
About: destiny · identity · friendship
To All the Boys I've Loved Before 2018
Film
Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.
The sides of To All the Boys I've Loved Before
- Secret love letters sent by mistake
- A fake relationship
- Three sisters and their dad
Good for you if
- you like a sweet teen romance.
- you want something light and cosy.
- you like awkward first-love moments.
Bad for you if
- you've outgrown high school stories. It's lockers, love letters and a school ski trip.
- you want something darker. The worst thing here is a rumour about a hot tub.
About: first love · family · courage

Rebelde 2004
Series
A group of young adults will spend their adolescence at the Elite Way School, where they will learn about love, life and live their passion for music.
The sides of Rebelde
- Students at a private school in Mexico City
- A scholarship girl among rich kids
- A school band that became RBD
Good for you if
- you like a teen drama where the students form a pop band.
- you like first loves between rich kids and scholarship students.
- you like growing up at boarding school, with parties and parents far away.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish telenovela.
- three seasons of daily telenovela episodes is too much for you.
About: first love · class · friendship · music
Teen Wolf 2011
Series
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day teenage life. The following characters are instrumental to his struggle: Stiles, his best friend; Allison, his love interest who comes from a family of werewolf hunters; and Derek, a mysterious werewolf with a dark past. Throughout the series, he strives to keep his loved ones safe while maintaining normal relationships with them.
The sides of Teen Wolf
- A high schooler bitten by a werewolf
- A friend with no powers and all the jokes
- A girlfriend from a family of hunters
Good for you if
- you like teen life with a werewolf problem on top, lacrosse included.
- you like Scott and Stiles, inseparable friends against every monster.
- you like a love story with a girl whose family hunts werewolves.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand claws and bloody fights.
- six seasons in Beacon Hills is too much for you.
About: identity · loyalty · adolescence
True Beauty 2020
Series
After being bullied and discriminated because of her ugly looks, a high school girl transforms herself into a gorgeous "goddess" and quickly rises to fame after mastering the art of makeup via online tutorial videos.
The sides of True Beauty
- A bullied student who learns makeup online
- A new school where nobody knows her bare face
- Two boys who both fall for her
Good for you if
- you like a high school love triangle.
- you like a teenager learning to like her own face.
- you like slapstick panic every time her makeup might come off.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you need a high school romance that feels like real life.
About: self-worth · beauty standards · first love
Boys Over Flowers 2009
Series
A poor high school student earns a scholarship to an elite academy, where she clashes with the most popular boy in school!
The sides of Boys Over Flowers
- A dry cleaner's daughter at an elite school
- Four rich boys who rule the school
- A love triangle between two heirs
Good for you if
- you like a poor girl and a spoiled heir falling for each other.
- you like Jan-di standing up to the F4 bullies.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean drama.
- you can't watch bullying on screen. It starts with a student pushed to the edge of the school roof.
About: class · first love · pride
Young Sheldon 2017
Series
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
The sides of Young Sheldon
- A nine-year-old genius in a Texas high school
- The Cooper family in the 1980s
- Adult Sheldon narrating his childhood
Good for you if
- you want a gentle family sitcom with half-hour episodes.
- you like Mary, George, Missy and Georgie loving Sheldon in their own way.
- you like a child correcting his teachers and his pastor.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt family moments.
About: family · growing up · faith · being different
Call Me by Your Name 2017
Film
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
The sides of Call Me by Your Name
- A summer in Italy in 1983
- A student staying with the family
- A father's speech at the end
Good for you if
- you like a first love told with patience and sun.
- you like long lazy days by the pool.
- you like a heartbreak that feels true.
Bad for you if
- sensual scenes aren't for you, or you're watching with family.
- you want something to happen. Not much does.
About: first love · desire · memory
10 Things I Hate About You 1999
Film
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
The sides of 10 Things I Hate About You
- A boy paid to date the meanest girl in school
- A song on the bleachers
- A poem read in class
Good for you if
- you like a witty teen romcom.
- you like opposites falling for each other.
- you like Kat's sharp, sarcastic comebacks.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at grand romantic gestures. Patrick serenades Kat across the school bleachers.
- you've outgrown high school crushes and prom night drama.
About: love · honesty · independence
The End of the F***ing World 2017
Series
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
The sides of The End of the F***ing World
- A 17-year-old who thinks he is a psychopath
- An angry new girl looking for her father
- A stolen car and a road trip that goes wrong
Good for you if
- you like James and Alyssa's deadpan voice-overs while everything falls apart.
- you like two teenagers who can't say what they feel, slowly saying it.
- you like a road trip set to old soul and country songs.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a sudden killing in the middle of a teen story.
- you'd rather not watch abuse and a broken family behind the jokes.
About: loneliness · first love · family
Horimiya 2021
Anime
A secret life is the one thing they have in common. At school, Hori is a prim and perfect social butterfly, but the truth is she's a brash homebody. Meanwhile, under a gloomy facade, Miyamura hides a gentle heart, along with piercings and tattoos. In a chance meeting, they both reveal a side they've never shown. Could this blossom into something new?
The sides of Horimiya
- A popular girl who is a homebody at home
- A gloomy classmate with piercings and tattoos
- A couple who get together before the confession
Good for you if
- you like a couple who get together early and stay together.
- you want an easy, warm watch with nothing cruel in it.
- you like last school years, clubs and goodbyes.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese school romance.
About: first love · appearances · growing up
The Fault in Our Stars 2014
Film
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
The sides of The Fault in Our Stars
- Two teens who meet at a cancer support group
- A trip to Amsterdam
- Okay. Okay.
Good for you if
- you're ready to cry, a lot.
- you like a first love with clever, funny dialogue.
- you like humour in the hardest situations.
Bad for you if
- illness and dying teenagers are too heavy for you tonight.
- you roll your eyes at big romantic speeches. Augustus talks in metaphors.
About: first love · mortality · living