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.
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The End of the F***ing World 2017
Series
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father.
The sides of The End of the F***ing World
- A 17-year-old who thinks he is a psychopath
- An angry new girl looking for her father
- A stolen car and a road trip that goes wrong
Good for you if
- you like James and Alyssa's deadpan voice-overs while everything falls apart.
- you like two teenagers who can't say what they feel, slowly saying it.
- you like a road trip set to old soul and country songs.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand a sudden killing in the middle of a teen story.
- you'd rather not watch abuse and a broken family behind the jokes.
About: loneliness · first love · family
Twisted Metal 2023
Series
A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.
The sides of Twisted Metal
- Anthony Mackie as a courier named John Doe
- A wasteland of armed cars
- Sweet Tooth, a killer clown in an ice cream truck
Good for you if
- you like car chases with machine guns on the hood.
- you laugh at a killer clown who loves his job.
- you like two strangers, John and the car thief Quiet, learning to trust each other on the road.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gore.
- you want a patient story that takes its time.
About: memory · home · trust
Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019
Film
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.
The sides of Spider-Man: Far From Home
- A school trip across Europe
- A new hero who seems too good
- A crush on the Eiffel Tower
Good for you if
- you like a light teen comedy with superpowers.
- you want an easy, holiday-feeling film.
- you like Peter, MJ and Ned on a school trip through Venice, Prague and London.
Bad for you if
- you want something dark and serious.
- you need the science to hold up. Tony Stark's glasses can call in a drone strike.
About: growing up · trust · grief

Hunter x Hunter 1999
Anime
Gon Freecss discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was actually alive the whole time. Ging is a famous Hunter: an individual who has proven themself an elite member of humanity. Gon becomes determined to follow in his father's footsteps, pass the rigorous Hunter Examination.
The sides of Hunter x Hunter
- A boy looking for the father who left him
- The brutal Hunter Exam
- A friendship with a young assassin
Good for you if
- you like fights where strategy matters as much as strength.
- you like the bond between Gon and Killua.
- you like a world of exams, towers and strange powers to discover.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you can't stand bloody fights and deaths.
About: friendship · the absent father · ambition
Love and Monsters 2020
Film
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
The sides of Love and Monsters
- A young man leaving his bunker
- Giant mutated bugs and frogs
- A dog named Boy
Good for you if
- you like an end of the world played for laughs.
- you like a nervous guy learning to survive on the surface.
- you like a hero, a loyal dog and the strangers who teach him.
Bad for you if
- you want monsters that actually scare you.
- you want a dark, hopeless end of the world.
About: courage · first love · growing up
Cobra Kai 2018
Series
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
The sides of Cobra Kai
- A washed-up karate champion reopening his old dojo
- A thirty-year rivalry with Daniel LaRusso
- Teenagers fighting at the All Valley tournament
Good for you if
- you like karate fights in school hallways and strip malls.
- you like laughing at Johnny Lawrence stuck in the eighties.
- you want tournaments, training montages and a trophy on the line.
Bad for you if
- six seasons of the same rivalry is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at lessons about honor and second chances.
About: redemption · rivalry · nostalgia · mentorship
Never Have I Ever 2020
Series
After a traumatic year, all an Indian-American teen wants is to go from pariah to popular -- but friends, family and feeling won't make it easy on her.
The sides of Never Have I Ever
- A teenager grieving her father
- John McEnroe narrating a girl's life
- A love triangle at a California high school
Good for you if
- you like laughing at Devi making every wrong choice at once.
- you like a teen story about growing up while grieving a dad.
- you like a high school love triangle that keeps you guessing.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt teen lessons.
- you need high stakes, and here the drama is school dances, crushes and friendships.
About: grief · growing up · family · first love
Daybreak 2019
Series
Living his best life in post-apocalyptic LA, a slacker strives to find the girl of his dreams while outwitting mindless ghouls and cliquish gangs.
The sides of Daybreak
- A high school outsider after the apocalypse
- Adults turned into ghouls
- Teen gangs ruling Los Angeles
Good for you if
- you like a hero who talks to the camera while the world has ended.
- you like high schoolers working out who they are once the adults are gone.
- you like gangs of jocks, cheerleaders and ghouls in a ruined LA.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gory fights, even comic ones.
- you'd rather not laugh at an apocalypse full of bodies.
About: growing up · belonging · first love
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 2015
Series
Marinette and Adrien, two Parisian teenagers, are entrusted with powerful jewels in order to transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. But neither hero knows the other's true identity — or that they're classmates!
The sides of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
- A Parisian schoolgirl who becomes Ladybug
- A classmate who is secretly Cat Noir
- A villain who turns upset people into supervillains
Good for you if
- you want a superhero show to watch with your kids.
- you like two classmates in love with each other's hero without knowing it.
- you like a new villain over Paris in every episode.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- seven seasons is too much for you.
About: secret identity · friendship · first love

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple 2006
Anime
Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.
The sides of Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
- A bullied schoolboy training at a dojo
- Six martial arts masters under one roof
- Street gangs to beat one by one
Good for you if
- you like long martial arts fights where every style gets its turn.
- you like a wimp being put through absurd, painful training.
- you like a weak kid slowly becoming someone who stands up for others.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you'd rather skip the ecchi jokes and fan service.
About: courage · discipline · growing up
Supernatural 2005
Series
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
The sides of Supernatural
- Two brothers hunting monsters
- A black Impala
- Angels, demons and the end of the world
Good for you if
- you like a bond between two brothers above everything.
- you like a monster of the week.
- you like Sam and Dean fighting demons with salt, shotguns and a '67 Impala.
Bad for you if
- fifteen seasons is far more than you want to start.
- gore and bloody fights ruin a show for you.
About: family · sacrifice · fate
Kick-Ass 2 2013
Film
After Kick-Ass' insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist — reborn as The Mother Fucker — only the blade-wielding Hit-Girl can prevent their annihilation.
The sides of Kick-Ass 2
- Amateur masked vigilantes forming a team
- Hit-Girl trying to fit into high school
- A rich kid villain building his own gang
Good for you if
- you like knife fights and brawls between costumed amateurs.
- you laugh at crude jokes in the middle of carnage.
- you like Hit-Girl trying to be a normal teenager.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bloody, bone-crunching fight scenes.
- you'd rather have a patient story than one fight after another.
About: identity · heroism · revenge
The Karate Kid 1984
Film
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
The sides of The Karate Kid
- A new kid bullied in Los Angeles
- A handyman who secretly masters karate
- Training by waxing cars and painting fences
Good for you if
- you like a teenager finding his place in a new city.
- you like a tournament built up from the first lesson.
- you like Mr. Miyagi's quiet lessons about balance and respect.
Bad for you if
- you find 1980s teen movies dated.
- you came for karate and can't sit through Daniel's teenage dates with Ali.
About: mentors · bullying · self-respect
I Am Not Okay with This 2020
Series
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
Angel Beats! 2010
Anime
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.
The sides of Angel Beats!
- A boy who wakes up dead without his memories
- A school in the afterlife
- A rebel group fighting God
Good for you if
- you like learning each student's tragic past.
- you like silly gags between gunfights.
- you like a student army battling a girl called Angel.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: death · regret · letting go
Misfits 2009
Series
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
The sides of Misfits
- Five young offenders on community service
- Superpowers from a strange storm
- A probation worker who has to disappear
Good for you if
- you like laughing when a superpower goes horribly wrong.
- you like powers that are odd and useless rather than heroic.
- you like a gang of misfits who end up stuck together.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather avoid frank sex scenes and crude jokes.
- you can't stand bloody deaths played for shock.
About: growing up · guilt · belonging
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
Sex Education 2019
Series
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
The sides of Sex Education
- A shy teen who gives sex advice at school
- A sex therapist mother
- Friends figuring everything out
Good for you if
- you like frank, funny teen comedy.
- you like a big cast of teens drawn with care.
- you want a warm, kind series.
Bad for you if
- explicit sex scenes and talk aren't for you.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talks. Otis helps his classmates with sincere, careful advice.
About: identity · friendship · sex
O Maidens in Your Savage Season 2019
Anime
The girls in a high school literature club do a little icebreaker to get to know each other: answering the question, "What's one thing you want to do before you die?" One of the girls blurts out, "Sex." Little do they know, the whirlwind unleashed by that word pushes each of these girls, with different backgrounds and personalities, onto their own clumsy, funny, painful, and emotional paths toward adulthood.
The sides of O Maidens in Your Savage Season
- Five girls in a high school literature club
- One word said out loud: sex
- First crushes and awkward bodies
Good for you if
- you like the clumsy, painful side of growing up.
- you like five girls with very different ways of facing desire.
- you like cringe comedy that still feels true.
Bad for you if
- you want a show to watch with younger kids, as the girls talk about sex constantly.
- you don't watch anime.
About: desire · adolescence · friendship · shame
Back to the Future 1985
Film
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
The sides of Back to the Future
- A teen stuck in his parents' past
- A time machine made from a car
- A clock tower and a bolt of lightning
Good for you if
- you like a comedy where your mother has a crush on you.
- you want a film that's pure fun from start to finish.
- you like time travel told simply and with joy.
Bad for you if
- you need time travel that holds up. A DeLorean and a bolt of lightning are all it takes here.
- you like patient films with long silences. This one races the clock on the clock tower.
About: time · family · chance