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 The Da Vinci Code first
Minority Report 2002
Film
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
The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
Film
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.
The sides of The Bourne Ultimatum
- Bourne finds out who made him
- A chase across Waterloo station
- Rooftops in Tangier
Good for you if
- you like a rooftop chase across Tangier filmed up close.
- you like a man always one step ahead of the CIA.
- you like the truth finally coming out.
Bad for you if
- you need quiet moments to breathe. It runs flat out from London to New York.
- you want a love story. Bourne and Nicky share a past, never a romance.
About: identity · guilt · truth
Silo 2023
Series
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.
The sides of Silo
- Thousands living in an underground silo
- A rule against wanting to go outside
- An engineer who starts asking questions
Good for you if
- you want to know who built the silo and why.
- you like a closed world with its own laws, levels and history.
- you like Juliette digging where she was told not to.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum. The truth comes out slowly.
- four seasons is a lot for you to give one underground mystery.
About: truth · control · survival
Sherlock Holmes 2009
Film
Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
The sides of Sherlock Holmes
- A messy genius and his loyal doctor
- A lord who seems to come back from the dead
- Fights planned in slow motion
Good for you if
- you like a bickering detective duo.
- you like a case full of black magic, secret societies and a hanged man back from the dead.
- you like a Holmes who boxes as well as he thinks.
Bad for you if
- you want a patient detective story by the fire. This Holmes rarely sits still.
- you want big heartfelt moments. Holmes and Watson hide every feeling behind a jab.
About: reason · friendship · illusion
Zodiac 2007
Film
In 1970s San Francisco, a cartoonist, a reporter and two police inspectors spend years trying to identify the Zodiac killer, who taunts them with letters and codes.
The sides of Zodiac
- An obsession that eats years of a life
- Real investigation work, step by step
- 1970s San Francisco
- A case that won't close
Good for you if
- you like a cartoonist, a reporter and a detective trying to crack a killer's coded letters.
- you like a long investigation more than a quick chase.
- you can live with questions that never get a full answer.
Bad for you if
- you want chases and shootouts. This one is mostly phone calls and archives.
- two hours and forty minutes is too long for your evening.
About: obsession · the truth · time · journalism
Gone Girl 2014
Film
On their fifth wedding anniversary, a man's wife disappears, and as the police and the press dig in, he becomes the main suspect.
The sides of Gone Girl
- A marriage seen from both sides
- A trial on television
- A story that changes shape halfway
- Cold, precise, and darkly funny
Good for you if
- you love it when the floor drops out from under you halfway.
- you like a lead performance you can't look away from. Rosamund Pike holds every scene Amy is in.
- you like people who are hard to like.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.
- one sudden, very violent scene would ruin the evening for you.
About: marriage · lies · the media · image
The Prestige 2006
Film
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
The sides of The Prestige
- Two rival magicians
- A trick nobody can explain
- Obsession that costs everything
Good for you if
- you love a film that shows you its secret only at the end.
- you like going back to see how the trick was done.
- you like a rivalry that gets more dangerous every round.
Bad for you if
- you need a hopeful ending.
- you'd rather follow a story in order. The Prestige jumps between two diaries and several timelines.
About: obsession · sacrifice · rivalry
The Bourne Identity 2002
Film
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?
The sides of The Bourne Identity
- A man pulled from the sea with no memory
- Skills he doesn't remember learning
- A Mini chase through Paris
Good for you if
- you like an amnesiac spy and a stranger he pays to drive him to Paris falling for each other.
- you like a hero discovering who he is with you.
- you like being hunted across Europe.
Bad for you if
- you want a spy who always has a quip ready. Bourne barely smiles.
- you want big-screen spectacle. The car chase here is in a battered Mini through Paris.
About: identity · memory · conscience
Prisoners 2013
Film
When his young daughter and her friend disappear on Thanksgiving, a father takes the law into his own hands while a detective works the case.
The sides of Prisoners
- A detective who won't let go
- How far a father will go
- A case built like a maze
- Rain, cold, and grey light
Good for you if
- you like being tense for two and a half hours straight.
- you like collecting clues and trying to get ahead of the detective.
- you like watching an actor go somewhere raw. Hugh Jackman does.
Bad for you if
- a child in danger is too much for you.
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
About: faith · revenge · guilt · fatherhood
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018
Film
When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.
The sides of Mission: Impossible - Fallout
- Plutonium gone missing
- A HALO jump at night
- A helicopter chase in the mountains
Good for you if
- you like Tom Cruise doing his own stunts, from a skydive to a helicopter.
- you like masks and double-crosses where nobody is who they seem.
- you like a countdown to two nuclear bombs that never lets you breathe.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
- you need it believable. Ethan Hunt walks away from crashes no one could survive.
About: loyalty · sacrifice · choices
Sherlock 2010
Series
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
The sides of Sherlock
- Sherlock Holmes in modern London
- An army doctor back from Afghanistan
- A consulting criminal named Moriarty
Good for you if
- you like watching a genius solve a case from a stranger's shoes.
- you like fast, sharp talk with the deductions written on screen.
- you like a prickly friendship between Sherlock and John Watson.
Bad for you if
- you need every deduction to be something a real detective could make.
- you can't keep up when Sherlock reels off deductions faster than you can read them.
About: friendship · genius · loneliness · obsession
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011
Film
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
The sides of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- A journalist and a hacker
- A girl missing for forty years
- A cold Swedish island
Good for you if
- you like a dark, intricate investigation.
- you like dread in cold, clean images.
- you like an unforgettable, fierce heroine.
Bad for you if
- rape and torture scenes are too much for you.
- you'd rather not watch frank sex scenes, or not with company.
- over two and a half hours is too long for you.
About: violence against women · truth · revenge
Jack Reacher 2012
Film
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
The sides of Jack Reacher
- An ex-military drifter
- A sniper case that looks too easy
- A muscle car chase
Good for you if
- you like a no-nonsense hero and a car chase.
- you like an investigation with a conspiracy.
Bad for you if
- you want a love story. Reacher and the lawyer Helen keep it strictly to the case.
- a sniper shooting five strangers in the opening is too much for you.
About: justice · truth
Prison Break 2005
Series
Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.
The sides of Prison Break
- An innocent man on death row
- A brother with the prison plans tattooed on his body
- A breakout from Fox River
Good for you if
- you like a plan that can fall apart in every episode.
- you like an escape plan hidden in the tattoos covering Michael's body.
- you like two brothers who will risk anything for each other.
Bad for you if
- you need an escape plan that could work in real life.
- five seasons of escapes and manhunts is too much for you.
About: brotherhood · injustice · freedom · conspiracy

Pretty Little Liars 2010
Series
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.
The sides of Pretty Little Liars
- Four friends and a missing queen bee
- Text messages signed "A"
- Secrets in a small town called Rosewood
Good for you if
- you want to guess who "A" is for years.
- you like a reveal at the end of almost every season.
- you like four girls who stick together under threat.
Bad for you if
- you lose track easily. Four girls, their families, boyfriends and a long list of suspects all keep secrets.
- you need a stalker plot that could really work.
About: secrets · friendship · guilt
Memento 2000
Film
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
The sides of Memento
- A man who can't make new memories
- Notes, photos and tattoos
- A story told backwards
Good for you if
- you like assembling a story in reverse.
- you like a man investigating his wife's murder with Polaroids and tattoos.
- you like a film you need to see twice.
Bad for you if
- you want to know for sure who is lying. Even the ending won't tell you.
- you need some hope. Leonard's hunt for his wife's killer can never end.
About: memory · revenge · self-deception
The Batman 2022
Film
In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
The sides of The Batman
- A young Batman as a detective
- A killer leaving riddles
- Gotham drowning in rain
Good for you if
- you like Batman solving a case like a noir detective.
- you like red light, rain and darkness.
- you like a moody, patient investigation.
Bad for you if
- three hours is too much for one evening.
- you want a light superhero film.
About: corruption · revenge · hope
Perfect Blue 1998
Anime
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
The sides of Perfect Blue
- A pop singer who becomes an actress
- A fan website that knows her daily life
- Murders around her film set
Good for you if
- you like a stalker thriller where you can't trust what you see.
- you like a story where dream, filming and reality blur.
- you like being scared by your own reflection.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not see a staged rape scene and a nude photo shoot.
- you can't stand stabbings shown up close.
- you don't watch anime.
About: fame · identity · obsession
Blindspot 2015
Series
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.
The sides of Blindspot
- A woman found in Times Square with no memory
- Tattoos covering her whole body
- An FBI agent's name on her back
Good for you if
- you like a tattoo decoded each week that leads to a crime.
- you want to know who Jane really is.
- you want FBI raids and fights in every episode.
Bad for you if
- you need a conspiracy that could really happen.
- five seasons is too much for you.
About: identity · memory · trust
Manifest 2018
Series
After landing from a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 discover five years have passed in what seemed like a few hours. As their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
The sides of Manifest
- A flight that lands five years late
- Passengers who hear voices called Callings
- A family that moved on without them
Good for you if
- you like asking what happened to Flight 828.
- you like passengers who hear mysterious voices guiding them toward strangers in danger.
- you like a family meeting again after five years of grief.
Bad for you if
- you need the rules of a mystery to hold up.
- you roll your eyes at talk of destiny and faith.
About: second chances · faith · family