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 Peacemaker first
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
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
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
Film
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
The sides of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- A son meeting his father
- Baby Groot dancing
- A family of misfits arguing
Good for you if
- you want an adventure that keeps the jokes coming.
- you like another mixtape of old hits.
- you like a silly film that turns out to be about fathers.
Bad for you if
- you're in the mood for something dark and serious.
- living planets and a talking raccoon are too silly for you.
About: fathers · family · belonging
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
The Umbrella Academy 2019
Series
Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity.
The sides of The Umbrella Academy
- Adopted siblings with powers
- An apocalypse in eight days
- A brother stuck as a teenager
Good for you if
- you like odd, colourful superhero stories.
- you like a dysfunctional family where everyone shines.
- you like dark comedy and dance scenes.
Bad for you if
- bloody fights ruin a show for you.
- you can't watch addiction on screen. Klaus spends much of the first season high.
About: family · trauma · time
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
Film
Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.
The sides of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- Rocket's past
- A mad scientist who made him
- A last mission together
Good for you if
- you like a goodbye to a team you've followed for years.
- you like the family jokes one last time.
- you like another mixtape.
Bad for you if
- animal experiments in flashback are too hard for you.
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
About: family · cruelty · goodbye
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
Watchmen 2009
Film
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
The sides of Watchmen
- Retired heroes in an alternate 1985
- A masked detective investigating a murder
- A blue man who sees all time at once
Good for you if
- you like comic panels brought to life frame by frame.
- you like a dark take on what heroes really are.
- you like an ending that asks a moral question.
Bad for you if
- graphic violence ruins it for you.
- nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
- sex scenes and nudity aren't for you.
About: power · morality · history
Kick-Ass 2010
Film
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
The sides of Kick-Ass
- A teen who decides to be a superhero
- An eleven-year-old killer in purple
- Real violence for a fake hero
Good for you if
- you like superhero parody that gets bloody.
- you like a little girl taking down a room of gangsters.
- you like a hero with no powers and no clue.
Bad for you if
- a child doing graphic violence is too much for you.
- you need it to stay realistic. It starts with a boy in a wetsuit and turns into a war with the mob.
About: identity · heroism · family
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014
Film
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
The sides of Guardians of the Galaxy
- Misfits becoming a family
- A 70s mixtape in space
- A talking raccoon and a tree
Good for you if
- you want an adventure that never takes itself too seriously.
- you like a soundtrack of old hits you'll hum for days.
- you like space battles full of colour.
Bad for you if
- you're in the mood for something dark and serious.
- a talking raccoon and a walking tree are too silly for you.
About: found family · loss · belonging
Thor: Ragnarok 2017
Film
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
The sides of Thor: Ragnarok
- A god stuck on a junk planet
- A gladiator fight with an old friend
- Colours from an 80s album cover
Good for you if
- you want a superhero film that's basically a comedy.
- you like neon colours and wild costumes.
- you like fights set to rock music.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- loud, silly space humour isn't for you.
About: home · family · letting go
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
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
INVINCIBLE 2021
Series
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father's tutelage.
The sides of INVINCIBLE
- A teenager getting his powers at seventeen
- A father who is the strongest hero on Earth
- Superhero fights with real damage
Good for you if
- you like a first season that changes everything in its last episodes.
- you like superhero fights that level whole cities.
- you like a son trying to understand who his father really is.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gore and bodies torn apart.
- you don't watch animated series.
About: fatherhood · responsibility · growing up · power
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018
Film
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
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 2021
Film
After finding a host body in investigative reporter Eddie Brock, the alien symbiote must face a new enemy, Carnage, the alter ego of serial killer Cletus Kasady.
The sides of Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- A man and his alien bickering like a couple
- A serial killer with a symbiote of his own
- A short, loud ride
Good for you if
- you like Eddie and Venom fighting like roommates.
- you like monster fights in a cathedral.
Bad for you if
- you want a villain's past told at length. Cletus's story fits in a few scenes.
- you like a film that takes its time. This one is 97 minutes of chaos.
About: friendship · chaos
The Avengers 2012
Film
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
The sides of The Avengers
- A team that can't stand each other
- New York under attack
- Jokes in the middle of the fight
Good for you if
- you want a big final battle that goes on and on.
- you like a crowd of heroes, each with their own moment.
- you want to laugh between the explosions.
Bad for you if
- you want to follow one hero's inner journey. This one is about a team learning to fight together.
- two hours and twenty minutes of assembling a team is too long for your evening.
About: teamwork · ego · trust
Pulp Fiction 1994
Film
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
The sides of Pulp Fiction
- Stories told out of order
- Gangsters talking about burgers
- Sudden violence and dark jokes
Good for you if
- you like long, funny conversations about nothing before something terrible.
- you can laugh at the worst moment possible.
- you like spending time with criminals who are oddly likeable.
Bad for you if
- sudden, bloody violence ruins a film for you.
- you want a story told in order, start to finish.
About: chance · redemption · loyalty
Man of Steel 2013
Film
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
The sides of Man of Steel
- A baby sent from a dying planet
- A farm boy hiding his strength
- A city levelled by a fight
Good for you if
- you like flying and fighting at full force.
- you like a Superman raised by two fathers, Jor-El and Jonathan Kent.
- you like Hans Zimmer's rising score as Clark learns to fly.
Bad for you if
- you want a sunny Superman. This Clark spends years hiding who he is, afraid of how the world will react.
- you can't stand endless destruction. Smallville and Metropolis are levelled in the last hour.
About: identity · hope · fathers