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 Mean Girls first
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
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
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
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
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
Back to the Future 1985
Film
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
The sides of Back to the Future
- A teen stuck in his parents' past
- A time machine made from a car
- A clock tower and a bolt of lightning
Good for you if
- you like a comedy where your mother has a crush on you.
- you want a film that's pure fun from start to finish.
- you like time travel told simply and with joy.
Bad for you if
- you need time travel that holds up. A DeLorean and a bolt of lightning are all it takes here.
- you like patient films with long silences. This one races the clock on the clock tower.
About: time · family · chance
The Good Place 2016
Series
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
The sides of The Good Place
- A selfish woman sent to heaven by mistake
- An ethics professor giving her lessons
- An afterlife neighborhood with frozen yogurt everywhere
Good for you if
- you like Chidi's ethics lessons turned into running jokes.
- you like a comedy that keeps changing the rules under your feet, season after season.
- you like four strangers learning to be better people together.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks about being a good person.
- you can't get into a surreal afterlife with an all-knowing assistant and frozen yogurt shops on every corner.
About: ethics · the afterlife · redemption · friendship
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1997
Series
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
The sides of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- A cheerleader who slays vampires
- A high school built on a mouth of hell
- A librarian who trains her
Good for you if
- you like quick, joking banter between monster fights.
- you like Buffy, Willow and Xander facing the apocalypse as a gang.
- you like monsters standing in for the pains of growing up.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you find late-nineties monster makeup and effects dated.
About: growing up · duty · friendship
Victorious 2010
Series
Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.
The sides of Victorious
- A performing arts high school in Hollywood
- Tori Vega and her classmates
- Songs in almost every episode
Good for you if
- you like a sitcom where the cast sings for real.
- you want something to watch with tweens.
- you like Jade's sarcasm, Cat's oddness and Robbie's puppet.
Bad for you if
- you want sharper, darker jokes than a kids' sitcom.
- you roll your eyes at teenagers chasing their big dream.
About: ambition · friendship · school
Shrek 2001
Film
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
The sides of Shrek
- An ogre who wants to be left alone
- A donkey who never stops talking
- Fairy tales turned upside down
Good for you if
- you like jokes for kids and other jokes for adults.
- you want something short and funny for everyone.
- you like a soundtrack of pop hits.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you need suspense to stay hooked. Shrek plays its dragon and its villain for laughs.
About: appearance · friendship · love

Yo soy Betty, la fea 1999
Series
Beatriz Pinzón Solano is a brilliant economist with a master's degree in finance; she has only one flaw: she's ugly. Everything changes when she starts working at Ecomoda, one of the country's largest companies, where she meets and falls in love with Armando Mendoza. This time, life will give her a second chance to prove she can become the most desired and beloved woman in the world.
The sides of Yo soy Betty, la fea
- A brilliant economist everyone judges by her looks
- A fashion company in Bogotá
- A boss she falls in love with
Good for you if
- you like Betty falling for Armando while he sees only her glasses and braces.
- you like office gossip with Betty's friends from the ugly club.
- you want a long, warm story where the underdog gets her turn.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for a Spanish-language series.
- a telenovela with daily-length episodes is too much for you.
About: appearances · self-worth · love · work
I Am Not Okay with This 2020
Series
Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.
The sides of I Am Not Okay with This
- A teenage girl with powers she can't control
- A crush on her closest friend
- A diary she isn't supposed to keep
Good for you if
- you like Syd's awkward high school life told through her diary.
- you like a teen comedy where anger makes things explode.
- you want a single short season you can finish in an evening or two.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a story that stops on a cliffhanger with no next season.
- you can't watch grief up close. Syd is still reeling from her father's suicide.
About: grief · adolescence · anger · sexuality
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
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
The Devil Wears Prada 2006
Film
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
The sides of The Devil Wears Prada
- An assistant to a terrifying boss
- Fashion she doesn't care about, at first
- Paris fashion week
Good for you if
- you like a boss whose quiet comments destroy people.
- you like a villain played with ice-cold elegance.
- you want a smart, light film about work and ambition.
Bad for you if
- you want action or danger. The battles here are fought over belts and cerulean sweaters.
- you want a love story. Andy's boyfriend mostly waits for her at home.
About: ambition · work · identity
Parks and Recreation 2009
Series
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
The sides of Parks and Recreation
- An over-eager official who wants to build a park
- A boss who hates government
- A small Indiana town hall
Good for you if
- you like a mockumentary about town meetings in Pawnee.
- you want a warm sitcom where coworkers become a family.
- you like Leslie, Ron, April and Ben each getting their own jokes.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at Leslie's endless enthusiasm.
- seven seasons is too much for you.
About: public service · friendship · ambition
Barbie 2023
Film
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
The sides of Barbie
- A perfect doll with imperfect thoughts
- Barbieland and the real world
- Ken discovering horses
Good for you if
- you like a comedy full of clever, silly jokes.
- you like a pink world built like a giant toy.
- you like Ryan Gosling singing "I'm Just Ken".
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at big sincere speeches. Gloria gives one about being a woman.
- you can't stand the absurd. Barbie gets flat feet and drives off to the real world.
About: identity · womanhood · growing up
The Breakfast Club 1985
Film
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
The sides of The Breakfast Club
- Five students in Saturday detention
- A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal
- A fist in the air
Good for you if
- you like a film built on teenagers talking honestly.
- you like stereotypes cracking open.
- you like teenagers working out who they are over one Saturday detention.
Bad for you if
- films from 1985 feel dated to you.
- you need things to happen. The whole film is five teenagers in one school library.
About: identity · friendship · parents
American Pie 1999
Film
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.
The sides of American Pie
- Four friends making a prom-night pact
- A pie
- Stifler's mom
Good for you if
- you like a crude teen comedy.
- you like four friends rushing toward their first time before prom.
Bad for you if
- you can't laugh at humiliation. A webcam shows Jim's most awkward night to the whole school.
- you like a film that takes its time. This one squeezes a pact, a party and a prom into 95 minutes.
About: growing up · friendship · sex