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.
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Avengers: Endgame 2019
Film
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
The sides of Avengers: Endgame
- Heroes picking up the pieces
- A heist through time
- Goodbyes to old friends
Good for you if
- you like seeing characters you've followed for years get their goodbye.
- you like every hero getting a moment in the final fight.
- you want armies, alien ships and a battle that fills the whole screen.
Bad for you if
- three hours is a lot for one sitting.
- time travel rules that bend make you itch.
About: grief · sacrifice · family
DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2016
Series
When heroes alone are not enough ... the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?
The sides of DC's Legends of Tomorrow
- A team of misfit heroes and villains on a time ship
- Missions in the Old West, Camelot and the 1980s
- An assassin who becomes the captain
Good for you if
- you like superheroes who never take themselves seriously.
- you like a big crew of heroes and ex-villains sharing one time ship.
- you want a show that goes sillier every season.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons of time missions is too much for you.
- you need time travel rules that hold together.
About: found family · second chances · time
Supergirl 2015
Series
Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.
The sides of Supergirl
- Superman's cousin hiding her powers
- A foster sister in a secret agency
- A plane rescue that reveals who she is
Good for you if
- you like a hero who believes in hope and says so out loud.
- you like Kara and her sister Alex, closer than any team.
- you want a flying hero saving National City every week.
Bad for you if
- six seasons is too much for you.
- you want your superheroes dark and morally grey.
About: hope · sisterhood · identity
Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018
Film
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.
The sides of Ant-Man and the Wasp
- A dad under house arrest
- A building that shrinks to a suitcase
- A ghost who phases through walls
Good for you if
- you like a light, goofy superhero comedy.
- you want something easy and family-friendly.
- you like car chases where cars shrink and grow.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- you need science that holds up. Here a whole building shrinks to the size of a suitcase.
About: family · second chances · loss
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013
Series
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
The sides of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Agent Coulson back from the dead
- A team on a flying base called the Bus
- Hydra hiding inside S.H.I.E.L.D.
Good for you if
- you like spy missions with superpowers in the mix.
- you like a team that grows into a family over seven seasons.
- you like a first season that suddenly turns everything you knew on its head.
Bad for you if
- seven seasons is too much for you.
- you'd rather not follow aliens, time travel and a virtual world in one show.
About: loyalty · found family · secrets
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
Big Hero 6 2014
Film
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
The sides of Big Hero 6
- A boy genius and a soft robot
- A team of nerds turned heroes
- A brother's legacy
Good for you if
- you like a huggable robot who takes everything literally.
- you like a family film about grief.
- you want something warm and fun for all ages.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you'd rather skip superhero fights. The second half turns into a long battle with a masked villain.
About: grief · friendship · invention
Shazam! 2019
Film
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
The sides of Shazam!
- A foster kid who becomes an adult hero by saying a word
- Testing powers like a teenager
- A foster family
Good for you if
- you like a kid in a superhero body discovering his powers.
- you want a light, fun superhero film.
- you like a story about a found family.
Bad for you if
- you want a quiet drama about growing up in foster care. Here Billy's story comes with fights, monsters and jokes.
- over two hours of superhero fun is too long for your evening.
About: family · growing up · belonging
Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
Film
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
The sides of Spider-Man: Homecoming
- A teenager juggling school and saving people
- A villain who's a working man
- Homecoming night
Good for you if
- you like a hero who is awkward, chatty and fifteen.
- you want a light, feel-good superhero film.
- you like action with a bit of clumsiness in it.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- over two hours of school days and web slinging is too long for your evening.
About: growing up · responsibility · belonging
Fantastic Four 2005
Film
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.
The sides of Fantastic Four
- Four people changed by a cosmic storm
- A man of rock
- A villain made of metal
Good for you if
- you want a light, family superhero film.
- you like a hothead who bursts into flame.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather skip the romance in a superhero film. Reed and Sue's relationship takes up a lot of the story.
- you need the science to hold up. A cosmic storm gives four people four different powers.
About: family · fame · change
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
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
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
Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019
Film
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.
The sides of Spider-Man: Far From Home
- A school trip across Europe
- A new hero who seems too good
- A crush on the Eiffel Tower
Good for you if
- you like a light teen comedy with superpowers.
- you want an easy, holiday-feeling film.
- you like Peter, MJ and Ned on a school trip through Venice, Prague and London.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- you need the science to hold up. Tony Stark's glasses can call in a drone strike.
About: growing up · trust · grief
Spider-Man 2 2004
Film
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
The sides of Spider-Man 2
- A hero who wants a normal life
- A train fight above the city
- A scientist with metal arms
Good for you if
- you like a hero whose problems are rent, school and love.
- you like a fight on the roof of a speeding elevated train.
- you like ordinary people catching a falling hero.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather skip the love story. Peter and Mary Jane take up much of the film.
- you need the science to hold up. Doc Ock builds a small sun in his lab.
About: sacrifice · duty · love
X2 2003
Film
Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join Magneto and Mystique to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.
The sides of X2
- A mutant attack on the White House
- Enemies forced to team up
- A school raided at night
Good for you if
- you like Nightcrawler teleporting through the White House.
- you like many mutants each getting a moment.
Bad for you if
- you need the science to hold up. Magneto escapes a plastic prison by pulling the iron from a guard's blood.
- you want a superhero film under two hours. This one runs over two hours and ten.
About: prejudice · family · sacrifice
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
Film
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
The sides of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Miles meets a whole society of Spider-People
- Every world drawn in its own style
- A rule he refuses to follow
Good for you if
- you want animation that looks like nothing else.
- you like fast, dizzying chases between universes.
- you like a hip-hop score.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a complete story. It ends on a cliffhanger.
About: identity · destiny · family
Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
Film
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
The sides of Captain America: The First Avenger
- A skinny kid who won't back down
- World War Two with superpowers
- A love put on hold
Good for you if
- you like a hero who is simply good and brave.
- you like old-fashioned adventure with a shield.
- you like the 1940s look, from Brooklyn streets to a song-and-dance tour selling war bonds.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- you'd rather skip war films. Steve spends most of it storming Hydra bases in the Second World War.
About: courage · duty · friendship
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
Film
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.
The sides of Spider-Man: No Way Home
- A secret identity gone public
- Villains from other worlds
- Friends paying the price
Good for you if
- you like a superhero film that hits hard in the last act.
- you like Peter, MJ and Ned sticking together once the whole city knows who he is.
- you like a teenage hero who's still funny under pressure.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not watch a teenage hero pay a heavy personal price for one spell gone wrong.
- two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
About: responsibility · loss · forgiveness