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 Suits first
The Social Network 2010
Film
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.
The sides of The Social Network
- A website born in a dorm room
- Friends suing each other
- Fast, cutting dialogue
Good for you if
- you like people talking fast and cutting each other down.
- you like a brilliant, cold founder who loses his friends.
- you like true stories about how the world changed.
Bad for you if
- you want things to move. It's all meetings and depositions.
- you need a lead you can like. Mark cuts his only friend out of the company.
About: ambition · friendship · betrayal
Succession 2018
Series
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
The sides of Succession
- Four siblings fighting over their father's empire
- Logan Roy refusing to step down
- Tom and Greg at the edges of the family
Good for you if
- you like insults sharp enough to cut, from Roman most of all.
- you like boardroom coups, takeover bids and family votes.
- you like laughing at very rich people being awful to each other.
Bad for you if
- you need at least one Roy to root for.
- you need action, and here the battles are fought in boardrooms and over the phone.
About: inheritance · fathers and sons · money · loyalty
Better Call Saul 2015
Series
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".
The sides of Better Call Saul
- A small-time lawyer becoming Saul Goodman
- A brother who never believed in him
- A fixer named Mike Ehrmantraut
Good for you if
- you like a story that takes its time over one man's choices.
- you like watching Jimmy and Kim from up close, scene after scene.
- you like following a likable man you know will go bad.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather avoid cartel killings and Tuco's beatings.
- six seasons of slow change is too much for you.
About: ambition · brotherhood · morality · love
How to Get Away with Murder 2014
Series
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They become entangled in a murder plot and will shake the entire university and change the course of their lives.
The sides of How to Get Away with Murder
- A law professor who teaches how to win at any cost
- Five students caught in a murder
- A story told in flash-forwards
Good for you if
- you like a flash-forward that changes what you thought you knew.
- you like Viola Davis as Annalise Keating.
- you like students hiding a body and lying to everyone.
Bad for you if
- you need law school and the courts to look like the real thing.
- six seasons is too much for you.
About: guilt · ambition · secrets
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
Film
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
The sides of The Wolf of Wall Street
- Excess on every level
- How the con works
- A very dark comedy
Good for you if
- you want to laugh at excess pushed to absurd levels.
- you like following a crook having the time of his life.
- you like an actor going all in, like the scene crawling to the car.
Bad for you if
- lots of nudity, sex and drugs isn't for you tonight.
- three hours is too much for one evening.
About: greed · excess · money
The Big Short 2015
Film
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
The sides of The Big Short
- Outsiders who saw the 2008 crash coming
- Celebrities explaining finance
- Betting against the economy
Good for you if
- you like angry, fast comedy about real disaster.
- you like sharp, cynical characters.
- you like to understand how something really happened.
Bad for you if
- you find banks and mortgages dull. The whole film is about money.
- you need some hope. The bankers walk away and millions lose their homes.
About: greed · truth · systems
The Crown 2016
Series
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
The sides of The Crown
- Elizabeth II from her young reign to old age
- Weekly meetings with her Prime Ministers
- A royal family torn between duty and love
Good for you if
- you like the second half of the 20th century seen from inside Buckingham Palace.
- you like a family drama where a sister, a husband and children all come second to the Crown.
- you like who really decides things between the palace and Downing Street.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and many episodes are quiet conversations in palace rooms.
- six seasons of royal life is too much for you.
About: duty · family · the monarchy
Gossip Girl 2007
Series
An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl.
The sides of Gossip Girl
- Rich teenagers on the Upper East Side
- An anonymous blog that exposes their secrets
- A girl from Brooklyn and a queen bee named Blair
Good for you if
- you like couples breaking up and getting back together, like Chuck and Blair.
- you like wondering who Gossip Girl really is.
- you like teenagers fighting over status, money and invitations.
Bad for you if
- you can't spend time with spoiled teens scheming against each other.
- six seasons is too much for you.
About: status · love · reputation
The Godfather Part II 1974
Film
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
The sides of The Godfather Part II
- A son ruling the family business
- A young father building it in old New York
- A brother's betrayal
Good for you if
- you like a long, patient tragedy.
- you like two great performances in two eras.
- you like a dark family saga that offers no comfort.
Bad for you if
- over three hours is too long for one evening.
About: family · power · loneliness
Sex and the City 1998
Series
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.
The sides of Sex and the City
- Four single women in Manhattan
- A columnist writing about sex and dating
- Brunches where they tell each other everything
Good for you if
- you like four friends who stay each other's real love story.
- you like Carrie and Mr. Big, on and off for years.
- you like frank, funny talk about sex over brunch.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather avoid sex scenes and explicit talk.
- you want things to happen, not dates and conversations.
About: friendship · love · independence

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999
Series
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
The sides of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- A New York squad for sex crimes
- Detective Olivia Benson
- Cases that end in court
Good for you if
- you like a case a week, from the interrogation room to the courtroom.
- you like Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, there for every victim.
Bad for you if
- you can't take on twenty-eight seasons.
- you can't watch stories of sexual assault and abuse, even told with care.
About: justice · victims · trauma
There Will Be Blood 2007
Film
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
The sides of There Will Be Blood
- An oil man who wants everything
- A young preacher he hates
- I drink your milkshake
Good for you if
- you like watching Daniel Day-Lewis disappear into a ruthless oil man.
- you like a slow, heavy story of ambition.
- you like a strange, unsettling score.
Bad for you if
- over two and a half hours at this pace is too much.
- you need someone to root for. Plainview cons and crushes everyone in his way.
About: greed · faith · loneliness

The Office 2005
Series
The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
The sides of The Office
- A boss who wants to be loved by his staff
- A paper company office in Scranton
- A camera crew filming every awkward moment
Good for you if
- you like laughing at Michael Scott's worst ideas.
- you want a show to put on again and again after work.
- you like the slow romance between Jim and Pam at reception.
Bad for you if
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you can't laugh when Michael Scott says something offensive and the camera holds on everyone's faces.
About: work · friendship · love · belonging
Elementary 2012
Series
A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare - a sober companion, Dr. Watson.
The sides of Elementary
- Sherlock Holmes fresh out of rehab in New York
- A sober companion named Joan Watson
- A Brooklyn brownstone full of beehives and locks
Good for you if
- you like a new NYPD case cracked every week.
- you like Sherlock and Joan slowly becoming partners.
- you like a detective fighting to stay sober.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you want chases more than deductions.
About: addiction · friendship · recovery
House of Cards 2013
Series
Betrayed by the White House, Congressman Frank Underwood embarks on a ruthless rise to power. Blackmail, seduction and ambition are his weapons.
The sides of House of Cards
- A congressman passed over for Secretary of State
- Frank and Claire Underwood's marriage
- Asides spoken straight to the camera
Good for you if
- you like Washington played as a game of blackmail and favours.
- you like rooting for a man you know you shouldn't.
- you like Frank Underwood turning to the camera and making you his accomplice.
Bad for you if
- you want chases and fights, not backroom deals.
- six seasons is too much for you.
About: ambition · marriage · manipulation · revenge
Marvel's Iron Fist 2017
Series
Danny Rand resurfaces 15 years after being presumed dead. Now, with the power of the Iron Fist, he seeks to reclaim his past and fulfill his destiny.
The sides of Marvel's Iron Fist
- A billionaire heir back from the dead
- A kung fu power called the Iron Fist
- A secret order called the Hand in New York
Good for you if
- you like kung fu fights in New York hallways and alleys.
- you like a fight for control of the family company.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand martial arts fights with broken bones.
- a hero talking about his destiny makes you roll your eyes.
About: destiny · identity · family
Good Will Hunting 1997
Film
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
The sides of Good Will Hunting
- A janitor who's a maths genius
- A therapist who won't give up
- It's not your fault
Good for you if
- you like a therapy scene that breaks everyone open.
- you like long, honest conversations on a park bench.
- you like a young man scared of his own potential.
Bad for you if
- you want things to happen fast. This is all talking.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt speeches. Robin Williams gives several.
About: fear · friendship · healing
12 Angry Men 1957
Film
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.
The sides of 12 Angry Men
- Twelve jurors in one hot room
- One man who isn't sure
- A knife that changes minds
Good for you if
- you like a film carried by argument, one juror against eleven.
- you like votes that shift one by one.
- you like each juror revealing who they are.
Bad for you if
- black and white films from 1957 feel too old to you.
- you want action. It never leaves the room.
About: justice · doubt · prejudice
Seinfeld 1989
Series
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
The sides of Seinfeld
- A stand-up comedian and his three friends in Manhattan
- A neighbor named Kramer who bursts through the door
- Arguments over parking spots and soup
Good for you if
- you like four friends turning tiny daily annoyances into big fights.
- you like long, sharp conversations about nothing in a diner booth.
- you want a sitcom where nothing serious ever happens.
Bad for you if
- nine seasons is too much for you.
- you can't spend time with people this selfish. Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer look out only for themselves.
About: friendship · everyday life · selfishness