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 WALL·E first
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Film
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.
The sides of Beauty and the Beast
- A bookish girl and a cursed prince
- A ballroom dance
- Be our guest
Good for you if
- you like a love story that grows over a library and a snowball fight.
- you like singing along to Be Our Guest and Tale as Old as Time.
- you like a castle where the candlestick, the clock and the teapot talk.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at moral lessons. The film tells you outright that true beauty is within.
About: love · appearance · kindness
Interstellar 2014
Film
On a dying Earth, a former NASA pilot leaves his two children behind to travel through a wormhole and look for a planet humans can live on.
The sides of Interstellar
- The father and the daughter
- The science you can believe
- The organ and the silence
- The loneliness out there
Good for you if
- goodbyes hit you harder than explosions.
- you like wormholes, black holes and a planet where one hour costs years.
- you want to feel very small in your seat.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not think about relativity and time stretching to follow a plot.
- big speeches about love make you roll your eyes.
- nearly three hours is too much for one evening.
About: time · sacrifice · home · the people left behind
Up 2009
Film
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.
The sides of Up
- A whole marriage in five minutes
- An old man and a boy scout
- A house carried by balloons
Good for you if
- you're ready to cry in the first ten minutes.
- you like a talking dog and a grumpy old man.
- you like an adventure to a waterfall at the end of the world.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you need the logic to hold up. A house crosses a continent tied to balloons.
About: grief · adventure · friendship
Soul 2020
Film
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
The sides of Soul
- A jazz teacher between life and death
- A soul who doesn't want to be born
- A cat body in New York
Good for you if
- you like 22 stuck in Joe's body and Joe stuck in a cat.
- you like jazz played for real.
- you like a strange, gentle world before birth.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at life lessons. The film asks you to savour every falling leaf.
About: purpose · living · passion
Coco 2017
Film
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.
The sides of Coco
- A boy who wants to play music
- A trip to the land of the dead
- A song for a great-grandmother
Good for you if
- you like a family film with an ending that floors you.
- you like songs that carry the story.
- you want a world glowing with orange flowers and colour.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- a story of dead relatives and a fading great-grandmother is too much for you tonight.
About: family · memory · death · music
Blade Runner 2049 2017
Film
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
The sides of Blade Runner 2049
- What makes someone human
- Slow, vast, overwhelming
- A love that might not be real
- A decaying, lived-in future
Good for you if
- you want every shot to look like a painting of the future.
- you like long, silent scenes that let you look.
- you like a score that rumbles in your chest.
Bad for you if
- nearly three hours at this pace is too much for you.
- you want a fast science-fiction action film.
About: humanity · memory · loneliness
Weathering with You 2019
Anime
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
The sides of Weathering with You
- A runaway boy in rainy Tokyo
- A girl who can clear the sky
- A city slowly going under water
Good for you if
- you like a first love between two kids on their own in Tokyo.
- you want rain and sunlight drawn so they almost shine.
- you like a prayer that opens a patch of blue sky.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you roll your eyes at big teenage declarations in the rain.
About: first love · sacrifice · the weather
How to Train Your Dragon 2010
Film
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.
The sides of How to Train Your Dragon
- A Viking boy who befriends a dragon
- A father who doesn't understand
- Flying over the sea
Good for you if
- you like flying scenes that lift you off your seat.
- you like a boy and a wounded dragon becoming friends in secret.
- you like Hiccup's sarcastic voice-over about life on Berk.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt father and son talks. Hiccup and Stoick struggle to say what they feel.
About: friendship · fathers · acceptance
Tangled 2010
Film
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.
The sides of Tangled
- A girl locked in a tower
- A thief who climbs in
- Lanterns in the sky
Good for you if
- you like a chameleon and a horse who steal the show.
- you like songs like "I See the Light" that you end up humming.
- you want a bright, funny fairy tale.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you'd rather skip love stories. Rapunzel and Flynn fall for each other under the lanterns.
About: freedom · growing up · love
Aladdin 1992
Film
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar vie for a magic lamp that can fulfill their wishes.
The sides of Aladdin
- A street thief and a princess
- A genie who never stops talking
- A magic carpet ride
Good for you if
- you like a genie doing a hundred impressions a minute.
- you like songs like A Whole New World, sung on a flying carpet.
- you like a street thief who poses as a prince to win a princess.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- hand-drawn animation from 1992 feels dated to you.
About: freedom · honesty · love
Her 2013
Film
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
The sides of Her
- A lonely man in love with his computer
- A voice that grows beyond him
- A soft, warm future
Good for you if
- you like a quiet film about loneliness that hits home.
- you like love stories that ask what love is.
- you like gentle scenes and long conversations.
Bad for you if
- a man dating his operating system sounds too strange to you.
- you want something to happen. It's mostly talking.
About: loneliness · love · technology
Ponyo 2008
Anime
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
The sides of Ponyo
- A goldfish who wants to be a little girl
- A boy who lives on a clifftop above the sea
- A storm with waves made of fish
Good for you if
- you want a film a five-year-old will love.
- you like a warm, gentle story with no real villain.
- you like a little girl running on top of the waves.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you need real danger to stay interested.
About: childhood · the sea · love
Inside Out 2015
Film
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
The sides of Inside Out
- Emotions running a girl's head
- Sadness finding her place
- A lost imaginary friend
Good for you if
- you like a family film that makes the adults cry.
- you like clever jokes about how our minds work.
- you like a world built out of memories and dreams.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't watch a girl slowly overtaken by sadness after a move. It hits too close.
About: sadness · memory · growing up · family
Moana 2016
Film
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
The sides of Moana
- A girl called by the ocean
- A demigod with a big ego
- Sailing to restore a heart
Good for you if
- you like songs that stay in your head for weeks.
- you want a bright family adventure.
- you like the ocean as a living character.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you want a love story. Moana has none. She sails to save her island.
About: identity · courage · nature
My Neighbor Totoro 1988
Anime
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
The sides of My Neighbor Totoro
- Two sisters in a country house
- A giant forest spirit
- A cat that is a bus
Good for you if
- you want a gentle film with no villain at all.
- you like the magic children see in nature.
- you like rice fields, rain and forests.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you need momentum. Long scenes follow the girls exploring the house and waiting for a bus in the rain.
About: childhood · nature · family
Ratatouille 2007
Film
In one of Paris's finest restaurants, Remy, a determined young rat, dreams of becoming a renowned French chef. Torn between his family's wishes and his true calling, Remy and his pal Linguini set in motion a hilarious chain of events that turns the City of Lights upside down.
The sides of Ratatouille
- A rat who wants to cook
- A Paris restaurant kitchen
- A critic tasting his childhood
Good for you if
- you want a warm film that makes you hungry.
- you like a rat steering a cook by his hair.
- you like a story that truly believes anyone can cook, even a rat.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you can't stand a love story on the side. Linguini falls for Colette, the tough cook who trains him.
About: talent · ambition · friendship
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
Oblivion 2013
Film
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
The sides of Oblivion
- A technician on an empty Earth
- A sleek white tower in the sky
- Memories he shouldn't have
Good for you if
- you like clean, beautiful images of a ruined world.
- you like questions about what really happened to Earth.
- you like a reveal that changes everything.
Bad for you if
- you want lots of talk. Jack mostly flies and repairs drones in silence over an empty Earth.
- you'd rather not piece a story together. Dreams, drones and a crashed ship only fit together late on.
About: memory · identity · truth
Encanto 2021
Film
The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family—every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family's last hope.
The sides of Encanto
- A family where everyone has a gift but her
- A magic house that's cracking
- We don't talk about Bruno
Good for you if
- you like songs the whole family will sing.
- you like a story about family pressure and love.
- you want something colourful and warm.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you lose track in big families. The Madrigals are a dozen, each with a gift.
About: family · expectations · belonging
Ghost in the Shell 1995
Anime
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
The sides of Ghost in the Shell
- A cyborg agent in a special police unit
- A hacker who can rewrite people's memories
- Long silent shots of a city in the rain
Good for you if
- you like asking what's left of you when your body is a machine.
- you like a dense, rainy city drawn in every detail.
- you like long quiet moments between short bursts of action.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you want a plot that's easy to follow. Hacked memories and rival police sections tangle fast.
About: identity · technology · the soul