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 Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey first
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- A small hero with a huge task
- A world with its own history and languages
- A fellowship that may not hold
Good for you if
- you love a world so detailed it feels like it existed before the film.
- you want landscapes that make you want to walk for days.
- you like battles with armies and monsters.
Bad for you if
- three hours is too much, and it's only the first part.
- you need it to move. There is a lot of walking.
About: temptation · friendship · courage · power
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The biggest battles of the trilogy
- Two hobbits climbing a mountain
- Saying goodbye
Good for you if
- you want the siege of Minas Tirith and the charge of the Rohirrim on a big screen.
- you like an ending that takes its time to say goodbye.
- you've loved this world and want to see it through.
Bad for you if
- over three hours, with several endings, is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at big, sincere speeches. Aragorn rallies an army at the Black Gate.
About: friendship · sacrifice · home
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- The siege of Helm's Deep
- Gollum talking to himself
- A fellowship split in three
Good for you if
- you want a night battle in the rain that lasts and lasts.
- you want more of this world: talking trees, horse lords, the marshes.
- you like following three stories at once.
Bad for you if
- three hours, in the middle of a trilogy, is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at big, sincere speeches. Sam's speech about the good left in this world is one.
About: hope · temptation · war
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013
Film
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
The sides of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Spiders in a dark forest
- Barrels down a river
- A dragon sleeping on gold
Good for you if
- you like a barrel chase down a river.
- you want a huge talking dragon.
- you like elves, a lake town and a lonely mountain.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a film that stops on a cliffhanger. This one leaves you waiting for the next part.
- you lose track easily. Thirteen dwarves and three separate storylines run side by side.
About: greed · courage · pride
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
The sides of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- A dragon attacking a town
- A king sick with gold
- Armies meeting at a mountain
Good for you if
- you want one long battle with every army of Middle-earth.
- you like duels on frozen waterfalls.
- you like a fight over a mountain of gold that turns allies against each other.
Bad for you if
- you lose track when the cast keeps growing. Thirteen dwarves, elves, men, orcs and a wizard share one battlefield.
- two and a half hours of fighting is too much for you.
About: greed · loyalty · war
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2022
Series
Beginning in a time of relative peace, we follow an ensemble cast of characters as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
The sides of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
- Galadriel hunting Sauron
- The island kingdom of Númenor
- A stranger fallen from the sky
Good for you if
- you want more Middle-earth, thousands of years before the Fellowship.
- you like vast landscapes and battles on a big-screen scale.
- you like Númenor, Lindon and Khazad-dûm built down to the last detail.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves fast from one scene to the next.
- you lose track of elves, dwarves, men and Harfoots spread across separate stories.
About: good and evil · power · legacy
The Wheel of Time 2021
Series
The lives of five young villagers change forever when a strange and powerful woman arrives, claiming one of them is the child of an ancient prophecy with the power to tip the balance between Light and Dark forever. They must choose whether to trust this stranger – and each other – with the fate of the world before the Dark One breaks out of His prison, and the Last Battle begins.
The sides of The Wheel of Time
- Five young villagers from the Two Rivers
- A powerful woman of a magic order called the Aes Sedai
- A prophecy about the Dragon Reborn
Good for you if
- you like a huge fantasy world with its own magic, orders and history.
- you like a quest that starts in a small village and grows to the fate of the world.
- you want big battles and magic you can feel on screen.
Bad for you if
- you lose track of many characters, kingdoms and factions.
- you can't take bloody battles and monsters tearing people apart.
About: destiny · good and evil · power
Game of Thrones 2011
Series
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
The sides of Game of Thrones
- Power games and scheming
- Nobody is safe
- Dragons, battles and a huge world
- Families at war
- Characters you change your mind about
Good for you if
- you like following a dozen families and their schemes at once.
- you like a show where loyalties shift and no one is ever safe.
- you like schemers fighting over the Iron Throne, where a whisper can matter more than an army.
Bad for you if
- brutal deaths and battle wounds ruin a show for you.
- you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with others.
- eight seasons is more than you want to start.
About: power · loyalty · family · war
Castle in the Sky 1986
Anime
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
The sides of Castle in the Sky
- A girl who falls from the sky with a glowing crystal
- A family of air pirates
- A floating castle above the clouds
Good for you if
- you like the first sight of a castle covered in trees, floating in the sky.
- you like flying machines and a lost civilisation.
- you like chases on trains, mines and airships.
Bad for you if
- you find 1980s animation dated.
- you don't watch anime.
About: greed · friendship · nature
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.
The sides of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- A pirate owing his soul
- A captain with a face of tentacles
- A sword fight on a rolling wheel
Good for you if
- you like bigger, crazier set pieces than the first one.
- you like Jack Sparrow running from everything.
- you like sea monsters and cursed crews.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours is more than you want for one evening.
- you lose track when many plots run at once.
About: freedom · debt · loyalty
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
The sides of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- A school becomes a battlefield
- The last duel
- Seven films of answers
Good for you if
- you want a final battle with everything thrown in.
- you like goodbyes to characters you grew up with.
- you like sincere words about love and loyalty said in the middle of a war.
Bad for you if
- you can't take grief tonight. This is a war film, and it has its losses.
- you want the cosy Hogwarts of the early films. This one turns it into a battlefield.
About: sacrifice · death · love
The Seven Deadly Sins 2014
Anime
The “Seven Deadly Sins”—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.
The sides of The Seven Deadly Sins
- A princess looking for seven banished knights
- A tavern owner who turns out to be their captain
- Holy Knights who seized the kingdom
Good for you if
- you like knights with huge powers and huge fights.
- you like a band of outcasts getting back together.
- you like a fantasy Britannia of fairies, giants and demons.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather skip the running jokes about groping the princess.
- you don't watch anime.
About: loyalty · betrayal · redemption
The Witcher 2019
Series
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
The sides of The Witcher
- A monster hunter paid in coin
- A sorceress named Yennefer
- A princess on the run with a hidden power
Good for you if
- you like a world of mages, elves and kingdoms at war.
- you want sword fights against monsters and soldiers.
- you like Geralt's dry grunts in the middle of the carnage.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gore and monsters tearing people apart.
- you'd rather skip the sex scenes, or you watch with others.
- you lose track of kingdoms, mages and timelines jumping years apart.
About: destiny · found family · prejudice · power
Dune 2021
Film
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.
The sides of Dune
- A noble son on a desert planet
- Giant worms under the sand
- Empires fighting over spice
Good for you if
- you want huge ships, huge worms and a huge sound.
- you like a world with its own politics, religions and ecology.
- you like a story that sets things up patiently.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours for the first half of a story is too much.
- you lose track of names. Great houses, guilds and the Bene Gesserit pile up in the first hour.
About: power · destiny · colonisation
One Piece 1999
Anime
Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!
The sides of One Piece
- A rubber-bodied boy who wants to be King of the Pirates
- A crew gathered one island at a time
- A hunt for a legendary treasure
Good for you if
- you like a crew that would die for each other.
- you like a sea full of strange islands, each with its own rules.
- you like goofy humor between big fights.
Bad for you if
- over a thousand episodes is too much for you.
- you don't watch anime.
About: freedom · friendship · dreams

Avatar: The Last Airbender 2005
Series
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
The sides of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- A boy who wakes up after a hundred years in ice
- Four nations that bend water, earth, fire and air
- An exiled prince hunting him
Good for you if
- you like a world where martial arts move the elements.
- you want something to watch with children that adults enjoy too.
- you like Aang, Katara and Sokka traveling together.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you roll your eyes at lessons about peace and honor.
About: destiny · redemption · friendship · war
Aquaman 2018
Film
Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if he is worth of being a king.
The sides of Aquaman
- A half-human heir to Atlantis
- Kingdoms under the sea
- A brother who wants war
Good for you if
- you like colourful underwater battles with sharks and giant crabs.
- you like brawls on a hijacked submarine and across Sicilian rooftops.
- you like discovering cities under the ocean.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather watch people talk than fight. Arthur's quest goes from one battle to the next, on land and under the sea.
- nearly two and a half hours is too long for one evening.
About: belonging · family · the ocean
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
The sides of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Discovering a school of magic
- Three friends against the rules
- An orphan finding where he belongs
Good for you if
- you love a world full of details: moving staircases, talking portraits, a hidden platform.
- you want to feel like a child discovering magic for the first time.
- you want a warm film to watch under a blanket.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours is long for a family evening.
- you want something darker. This first one is a children's story.
About: belonging · friendship · courage
Dragon Ball 1986
Anime
Young Goku sets off on a quest with his teenage friend Bulma to find the seven Dragon Balls, which grant whoever possesses them a single wish.
The sides of Dragon Ball
- A boy with a monkey tail
- A search for seven wish-granting balls
- A martial arts tournament
Good for you if
- you like slapstick and a hero who knows nothing about the world.
- you like kung fu fights and tournaments.
- you like a road trip where rivals become friends.
Bad for you if
- you find 1980s animation dated.
- you don't watch anime.
About: adventure · friendship · innocence
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
The sides of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- A suitcase full of magical creatures
- Wizards in 1920s New York
- A shy hero who prefers animals
Good for you if
- you like seeing the wizarding world in another country and era.
- you like strange, cute creatures escaping all over town.
- you want a gentle fantasy adventure.
Bad for you if
- you want a story about people first. Here the creatures from Newt's suitcase take up much of the screen.
- over two hours of magical creatures is too long for your evening.
About: nature · secrecy · kindness