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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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  1. Peacemaker 2022

    Series

    The continuing story of Peacemaker, a vainglorious superhero/supervillain who believes in peace at any cost — no matter how many people he has to kill. After a miraculous recovery from his duel with Bloodsport, Peacemaker soon discovers that his freedom comes at a price.

    The sides of Peacemaker

    • A superhero who kills for peace
    • A misfit black-ops team
    • A pet eagle named Eagly

    Good for you if

    • you laugh at John Cena's Peacemaker being clueless in the middle of a bloodbath.
    • you like a dance number opening every episode and a glam metal soundtrack.
    • you like messy fights, explosions and a helmet that does too many things.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand heads exploding for a laugh.
    • you'd rather skip sex scenes and crude jokes, or you watch with others.

    About: masculinity · fathers and sons · redemption

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  2. 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

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  3. 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

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  4. 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

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  5. 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

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  6. 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

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  7. 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

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  8. Shameless 2011

    Series

    Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.

    The sides of Shameless

    • An alcoholic father of six on Chicago's South Side
    • An older sister raising her siblings
    • Scams to pay the bills

    Good for you if

    • you like six Gallagher kids looking after each other because their father won't.
    • you laugh at Frank Gallagher's schemes even when they hurt his children.
    • you like watching Fiona, Lip and Ian grow up and make their own mistakes.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather skip frequent sex scenes, or you watch with others.
    • you can't watch addiction, neglect and mental illness up close.
    • you can't commit to eleven seasons.

    About: poverty · family · addiction · survival

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  9. Rick and Morty 2013

    Series

    Follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on adventures across the universe.

    The sides of Rick and Morty

    • A genius grandfather and his nervous grandson
    • Adventures across dimensions
    • A family falling apart in every universe

    Good for you if

    • you like nihilistic jokes about everything.
    • you like ideas so strange they shouldn't work.
    • you like fast, absurd episodes.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated series.
    • you can't take cartoon gore, with Rick blasting aliens to pieces.

    About: family · nihilism · intelligence

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  10. The Flash 2014

    Series

    After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to discover he has been granted the gift of super speed. Teaming up with S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry takes on the persona of The Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, to protect his city.

    The sides of The Flash

    • A forensic scientist who becomes the fastest man alive
    • A villain of the week
    • A team in a secret lab

    Good for you if

    • you want a bright, easy superhero show.
    • you like Barry and Joe, the cop who raised him like a son.
    • you like a kind, hopeful hero.

    Bad for you if

    • nine seasons is far more than you want to start.
    • time travel that resets everything drives you mad.

    About: family · hope · guilt

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  11. 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

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  12. 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

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  13. Angsty Syd navigates high school awkwardness, family drama and an unrequited crush on her best friend while trying to rein in her budding superpowers.

    The sides of I Am Not Okay with This

    • A teenage girl with powers she can't control
    • A crush on her closest friend
    • A diary she isn't supposed to keep

    Good for you if

    • you like Syd's awkward high school life told through her diary.
    • you like a teen comedy where anger makes things explode.
    • you want a single short season you can finish in an evening or two.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand a story that stops on a cliffhanger with no next season.
    • you can't watch grief up close. Syd is still reeling from her father's suicide.

    About: grief · adolescence · anger · sexuality

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  14. 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

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  15. Superman & Lois 2021

    Series

    After years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent and Lois Lane come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever: dealing with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

    The sides of Superman & Lois

    • Clark Kent and Lois Lane as parents
    • Twin teenage sons in Smallville
    • A Superman with a mortgage and a farm

    Good for you if

    • you like a superhero story about raising two teenage boys.
    • you like a hero who says what he feels and means it.
    • you still want Superman fighting threats to Earth.

    Bad for you if

    • you want your superheroes dark and cynical.
    • you'd rather skip teen drama, and Jordan and Jonathan's school life and first loves get as much time as the fights.

    About: parenthood · duty · family

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  16. 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

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  17. 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

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  18. 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

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  19. Heroes 2006

    Series

    Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

    The sides of Heroes

    • Ordinary people discovering powers
    • "Save the cheerleader, save the world"
    • A killer who steals other people's powers

    Good for you if

    • you like strangers around the world whose stories slowly connect.
    • you like a first season built toward one explosion in New York.
    • you want Hiro, the office worker who bends time, to win.

    Bad for you if

    • a villain who opens people's skulls ruins it for you.
    • you need powers and time travel with rules that hold.

    About: destiny · family · what makes a hero

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  20. 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

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