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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. 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

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  2. True Detective 2014

    Series

    Each season, different detectives work one murder case. The first follows two Louisiana detectives on a ritual killing that stays with them for seventeen years.

    The sides of True Detective

    • Two detectives, conversation as tension
    • An obsession with a case that won't close
    • A place that feels haunted

    Good for you if

    • you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.
    • you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.
    • you like dark ideas and darker places.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather not keep track of one case told across two or three timelines.
    • you can't take disturbing images of murder victims.

    About: time · evil · faith · partnership

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  3. Heat 1995

    Film

    Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

    The sides of Heat

    • A thief who can walk away in thirty seconds
    • A cop who can't
    • A shootout in downtown Los Angeles

    Good for you if

    • you like two men who respect each other and must collide.
    • you like a cop and a thief who are the same man.
    • you like a downtown bank robbery that turns into a street shootout.

    Bad for you if

    • nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
    • films from 1995 feel dated to you.

    About: obsession · professionalism · loneliness

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  4. Pulp Fiction 1994

    Film

    A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

    The sides of Pulp Fiction

    • Stories told out of order
    • Gangsters talking about burgers
    • Sudden violence and dark jokes

    Good for you if

    • you like long, funny conversations about nothing before something terrible.
    • you can laugh at the worst moment possible.
    • you like spending time with criminals who are oddly likeable.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, bloody violence ruins a film for you.
    • you want a story told in order, start to finish.

    About: chance · redemption · loyalty

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  5. Lupin 2021

    Series

    Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.

    The sides of Lupin

    • A gentleman thief inspired by Arsène Lupin
    • A necklace stolen from the Louvre
    • A son avenging his father in Paris

    Good for you if

    • you like a heist where the trick is shown afterwards.
    • you want Omar Sy as Assane, charming everyone he fools.
    • you like a revenge driven by a son's love for his father.

    Bad for you if

    • you need heists that could really work.
    • you want fights and blood. Assane wins with tricks and disguises, rarely with his fists.

    About: revenge · injustice · fatherhood

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  6. 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

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  7. Money Heist 2017

    Series

    To carry out the biggest heist in history, a mysterious man called The Professor recruits a band of eight robbers who have a single characteristic: none of them has anything to lose. Five months of seclusion - memorizing every step, every detail, every probability - culminate in eleven days locked up in the National Coinage and Stamp Factory of Spain, surrounded by police forces and with dozens of hostages in their power, to find out whether their suicide wager will lead to everything or nothing.

    The sides of Money Heist

    • A heist planned for months
    • A professor who has thought of everything
    • Robbers with city names

    Good for you if

    • you like a hostage siege where every hour brings a problem.
    • you like a plan that keeps surprising even the police.
    • you like a gang where every robber has a story.

    Bad for you if

    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Spanish (a dub exists).
    • several long seasons is more than you want to start.

    About: resistance · loyalty · money

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  8. An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.

    The sides of Now You See Me

    • Magicians robbing banks on stage
    • The FBI chasing a show
    • Tricks inside tricks

    Good for you if

    • you like being fooled along with the audience.
    • you like a cocky, fun cast.
    • you want a slick, light heist.

    Bad for you if

    • you need every trick to make sense afterwards.
    • you lose track of four magicians, two investigators and a debunker chasing each other.

    About: illusion · justice · teamwork

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  9. Dark 2017

    Series

    A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations.

    The sides of Dark

    • A puzzle across time
    • A small town with a buried secret
    • Fate against free will
    • Four families, one knot
    • Grey rain and a heavy score

    Good for you if

    • you like a family tree you need to draw on paper.
    • you like a cold, patient mystery.
    • you like a series you understand better the second time.

    Bad for you if

    • you need some hope. In Winden, families lose their children, then everything else.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in German (a dub exists).

    About: time · fate · family

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  10. 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

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  11. A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

    The sides of Reservoir Dogs

    • A heist gone wrong
    • A rat among the thieves
    • A warehouse and a radio

    Good for you if

    • you like criminals arguing about tips and nicknames.
    • you like trapped men suspecting each other.
    • you like a radio show of 1970s hits playing through the whole film.

    Bad for you if

    • a torture scene is too much for you.
    • you want scale. It's one warehouse and a handful of men.

    About: betrayal · loyalty · trust

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  12. Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

    The sides of The Dark Knight

    • A villain who only wants chaos
    • A city forced to choose
    • A hero paying the price

    Good for you if

    • you like a villain you can't take your eyes off.
    • you like scenes where every choice could cost a life.
    • you like tension that comes from people talking, like the interrogation room.

    Bad for you if

    • you need things to end on a high. This one leaves a weight.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: chaos · order · sacrifice · corruption

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  13. Sin City 2005

    Film

    Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home — Crooked cops, sexy dames, desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge, others lust after redemption, and then there are those hoping for a little of both. A universe of unlikely and reluctant heroes still trying to do the right thing in a city that refuses to care.

    The sides of Sin City

    • A city of crooks and killers
    • Black and white with splashes of red
    • Three stories of revenge

    Good for you if

    • you like a comic book shot frame for frame.
    • you like brutal heroes in a rotten city.
    • you like hard-boiled voice-overs.

    Bad for you if

    • stylised but extreme violence ruins it for you.
    • you can't watch black and white. Almost all of it is black and white, with splashes of red and yellow.

    About: revenge · corruption · love

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  14. 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

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  15. The Blacklist 2013

    Series

    Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

    The sides of The Blacklist

    • A wanted criminal who turns himself in to the FBI
    • A list of criminals nobody knew existed
    • A rookie profiler he will only talk to

    Good for you if

    • you like James Spader's Red Reddington, a hat, a smile and a long story before every threat.
    • you like a new criminal from Red's list in almost every episode.
    • you want to know why Red chose Elizabeth Keen.

    Bad for you if

    • ten seasons is too much for you.
    • you can't stand regular executions and shootouts.

    About: secrets · loyalty · redemption

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  16. Mr. Robot 2015

    Series

    A young programmer, Elliot, suffers from a debilitating anti-social disorder and decides that he can only connect to people by hacking them. He wields his skills as a weapon to protect the people that he cares about. Elliot finds himself in the intersection between a cybersecurity firm he works for and the underworld organizations that are recruiting him to bring down corporate America.

    The sides of Mr. Robot

    • A lonely hacker at a security firm
    • A group of hackers named fsociety
    • A plan to erase all debt

    Good for you if

    • you like piecing together a hacking plot against the giant E Corp.
    • you like the floor dropping out from under Elliot.
    • you like living inside one troubled man's head.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand drug use, trauma and depression on screen.
    • you need momentum, and some episodes sit inside Elliot's silence.

    About: loneliness · reality · revolution · trauma

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  17. In 1954, a U.S. Marshal and his new partner go to a psychiatric hospital on an island to find a patient who escaped from a locked room.

    The sides of Shutter Island

    • A mystery that turns on you
    • Gothic dread on an island
    • A man haunted by loss

    Good for you if

    • you love a story that makes you question everything you just saw.
    • you like a film you want to restart as soon as it ends.
    • you like a mood that gets under your skin: storms, cells, a lighthouse.

    Bad for you if

    • grief and mental illness hit too close for you.
    • you want to be sure what happened when the credits roll.

    About: grief · guilt · madness · the truth

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  18. The Departed 2006

    Film

    To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.

    The sides of The Departed

    • A cop inside the mob
    • A mobster inside the police
    • Two rats looking for each other

    Good for you if

    • you like two men hunting each other without knowing who the other is.
    • you like following cops, mobsters and a psychiatrist caught between two moles.
    • you like a mob boss you can't predict.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, point-blank shootings ruin a film for you.
    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.

    About: identity · loyalty · betrayal

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  19. Oldboy 2003

    Film

    With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

    The sides of Oldboy

    • A man locked up for fifteen years with no reason
    • A corridor fight with a hammer
    • A live octopus

    Good for you if

    • you like an ending that floors you.
    • you like a one-take hallway fight.
    • you like revenge with no clean way out.

    Bad for you if

    • brutal violence ruins it for you.
    • you won't read subtitles. It's in Korean (a dub exists).
    • you can't take despair on screen. A man locked up for fifteen years comes out close to breaking.

    About: revenge · guilt · imprisonment

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  20. Drive 2011

    Film

    Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

    The sides of Drive

    • A silent professional with a code
    • The city at night, neon and synths
    • Tenderness, then sudden violence

    Good for you if

    • you like neon Los Angeles nights.
    • you like a synth soundtrack you'll play on repeat.
    • you like long silences and a hero who barely speaks.

    Bad for you if

    • sudden, very brutal violence ruins a film for you.
    • you want characters who talk.

    About: loneliness · protection · violence

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