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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. 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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  2. Scream Queens 2015

    Series

    The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.

    The sides of Scream Queens

    • A masked killer in a college sorority
    • Chanel Oberlin and her minions
    • A hospital full of new murders in season two

    Good for you if

    • you like laughing while a killer in a devil costume works through a sorority.
    • you like Chanel's insults and Dean Munsch's war on the Kappas.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bloody murders, even played for laughs.
    • you want your slasher played straight, to actually scare you.

    About: popularity · privilege · revenge

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  3. Hot Fuzz 2007

    Film

    Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

    The sides of Hot Fuzz

    • A London supercop sent to a quiet village
    • Accidents that aren't
    • A shootout at the supermarket

    Good for you if

    • you like British comedy with fast editing.
    • you like a parody that becomes a real action film.
    • you like a village hiding something.

    Bad for you if

    • gory deaths played for laughs ruin it for you.
    • you need police work that feels real. Angel's village beat is a send-up of cop films.

    About: community · duty · friendship

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  4. 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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  5. Bullet Train 2022

    Film

    Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

    The sides of Bullet Train

    • An unlucky assassin on a Japanese train
    • A briefcase everybody wants
    • Killers in every carriage

    Good for you if

    • you like chatty, quirky killers.
    • you like fights in tight train carriages.
    • you like a crowd of colourful assassins.

    Bad for you if

    • bloody, cartoonish violence ruins it for you.
    • you need a plot that could really happen. A snake, coincidences and pure luck drive this one.

    About: luck · fate · revenge

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  6. Kick-Ass 2010

    Film

    Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

    The sides of Kick-Ass

    • A teen who decides to be a superhero
    • An eleven-year-old killer in purple
    • Real violence for a fake hero

    Good for you if

    • you like superhero parody that gets bloody.
    • you like a little girl taking down a room of gangsters.
    • you like a hero with no powers and no clue.

    Bad for you if

    • a child doing graphic violence is too much for you.
    • you need it to stay realistic. It starts with a boy in a wetsuit and turns into a war with the mob.

    About: identity · heroism · family

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  7. 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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  8. When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

    The sides of Kingsman: The Golden Circle

    • Kingsman destroyed in one night
    • American cousins with cowboy hats
    • A villain who loves the 1950s

    Good for you if

    • you like silly, over-the-top spy comedy.
    • you like wild fights with lassos and umbrellas.

    Bad for you if

    • gory moments played for laughs ruin it for you.
    • two hours and twenty minutes is a lot for your evening.

    About: loyalty · friendship · excess

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  9. Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

    The sides of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

    • Harley after the breakup
    • A gang of women thrown together
    • A fight in a funhouse

    Good for you if

    • you like a chaotic, funny narrator.
    • you like colourful, inventive fights.
    • you like glitter and confetti everywhere.

    Bad for you if

    • bone-breaking fights ruin it for you.
    • you lose track easily. Harley tells five women's stories out of order.

    About: independence · friendship · chaos

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  10. Snatch 2000

    Film

    Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

    The sides of Snatch

    • A stolen diamond everyone wants
    • Bare-knuckle boxing
    • A dog that swallowed something

    Good for you if

    • you like a fast, chaotic crime comedy.
    • you like thick accents and quick insults.
    • you like a crowd of crooks crossing paths.

    Bad for you if

    • gangster violence and pigs eating bodies ruin it for you.
    • you like patient films. This one is cut like a music video, freeze frames and all.

    About: greed · chance · loyalty

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  11. Deadpool 2016

    Film

    The origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who, after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

    The sides of Deadpool

    • A superhero who knows he's in a movie
    • Jokes nobody else would dare
    • A love story under the gore

    Good for you if

    • you want to laugh hard, and often.
    • you like jokes about things you shouldn't joke about.
    • you like fights that are as funny as they are bloody.

    Bad for you if

    • blood and gore ruin it for you, even played for laughs.
    • you'd rather skip sex scenes, or you're watching with family.

    About: revenge · love · irreverence

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  12. RED 2010

    Film

    After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

    The sides of RED

    • A retired CIA agent shot at in his own house
    • An old team pulled back together
    • A break-in at CIA headquarters

    Good for you if

    • you like shootouts and car chases played with a grin.
    • you laugh at a retired agent who shreds his pension checks so he has a reason to phone the call centre.
    • you like a crew of old pros, each with their own speciality.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand bodies piling up between the jokes.
    • you need a spy story whose logic holds up.

    About: retirement · loyalty · secrets

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  13. 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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  14. Ash vs Evil Dead 2015

    Series

    Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams, an aging lothario and chainsaw-handed monster hunter who’s spent the last three decades avoiding maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead. But when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind, he’s forced to face his demons — both metaphorical and literal.

    The sides of Ash vs Evil Dead

    • Ash Williams and his chainsaw hand
    • The Book of the Dead opened again
    • A stockroom clerk turned demon hunter

    Good for you if

    • you like Deadites torn apart for a punchline.
    • you like a chainsaw and a boomstick against a demon plague.
    • you like Bruce Campbell playing Ash as a vain, aging slacker.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand buckets of blood and gore.
    • you want horror that frightens you more than it makes you laugh.

    About: growing old · responsibility · the undead

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  15. Jojo Rabbit 2019

    Film

    Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.

    The sides of Jojo Rabbit

    • A boy in the Hitler Youth
    • An imaginary friend who is Hitler
    • A girl hidden in the walls

    Good for you if

    • you like satire that dares to laugh at Nazis.
    • you like a comedy that suddenly breaks your heart.
    • you like a ten-year-old boy who starts to question everything he was taught.

    Bad for you if

    • a Jewish girl hiding in the walls from the Gestapo is too much for you.
    • you'd rather not see war up close. Children are handed weapons in the final battle.

    About: innocence · hate · love

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  16. A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.

    The sides of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

    • A rigged card game and a huge debt
    • Two antique shotguns worth a fortune
    • Four London gangs after the same money

    Good for you if

    • you like fast London slang and lines you have to keep up with.
    • you like laughing at men getting in far deeper than they planned.
    • you like a robbery that goes wrong in every direction at once.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't laugh at shotguns and beatings.
    • you lose track when four gangs chase the same money.

    About: debt · luck · friendship

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  17. Archer 2009

    Series

    Smart-mouthed superspy Sterling Archer and his dysfunctional team of secret agents turn dangerous missions into messy misadventures around the globe.

    The sides of Archer

    • A superspy who never stops talking
    • A spy agency run by his mother
    • Missions ruined by office arguments

    Good for you if

    • you like jokes fired faster than you can catch them.
    • you laugh at colleagues being awful to each other at work.
    • you want insults and running gags from end to end.

    Bad for you if

    • you don't watch animated series.
    • you won't start a show with fourteen seasons behind it.
    • you'd rather not watch a cartoon this obsessed with sex.

    About: ego · work · family

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  18. The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

    The sides of The Grand Budapest Hotel

    • A concierge and his lobby boy
    • A stolen painting
    • A pink hotel in the mountains

    Good for you if

    • you like deadpan comedy with perfect timing.
    • you like every frame looking like a pastry box.
    • you like Gustave's flowery speeches and quick insults.

    Bad for you if

    • very stylised, quirky films aren't your thing.
    • you can't laugh at a severed head or a cat thrown out of a window.

    About: friendship · loyalty · a lost world

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  19. Jackass 4.5 2022

    Documentary

    Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.

    The sides of Jackass 4.5

    • Stunts that did not make the first cut
    • The crew watching their own footage
    • A last round of each other's ideas

    Good for you if

    • you laugh hardest when a stunt goes wrong.
    • you like laughing at pain you would never volunteer for.
    • you want a crew who have been doing this to each other for twenty years.

    Bad for you if

    • you want something to watch with the family, and the crew are naked or bleeding in half the footage.
    • you can't watch people hurt themselves on camera.

    About: pain · friendship · getting older

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  20. 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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