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 Zombieland first
Shaun of the Dead 2004
Film
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.
The sides of Shaun of the Dead
- A slacker who doesn't notice the zombie apocalypse
- Hiding in the pub
- Records thrown at the dead
Good for you if
- you like deadpan British comedy about a slacker who barely notices the end of the world.
- you like catching details the second time. Throwaway lines early on come back later.
- you like Shaun and Ed, two flatmates who would rather be at the pub than grow up.
Bad for you if
- gory zombie deaths ruin it for you.
- you want a big zombie apocalypse. This one barely leaves a London street and a pub.
About: friendship · growing up · routine
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
The Suicide Squad 2021
Film
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
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
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
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
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
The Walking Dead 2010
Series
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
The sides of The Walking Dead
- Waking up in a world of the dead
- Survivors who become a family
- The living as dangerous as the dead
Good for you if
- you like asking what you'd do to stay alive.
- you like never feeling safe, even at camp.
- you like watching ordinary people harden over years.
Bad for you if
- gore and zombie bites ruin a show for you.
- eleven seasons is far more than you want to start.
About: survival · morality · community
The Cabin in the Woods 2012
Film
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
The sides of The Cabin in the Woods
- Five friends at a cabin
- Technicians watching from a control room
- Every horror monster at once
Good for you if
- you like a horror film where nothing goes the way the genre taught you.
- you like horror that's also very funny.
- you like monsters in every form.
Bad for you if
- lots of gore ruins it for you.
- you can't laugh while people are dying. Marty the stoner keeps the jokes coming as the night turns deadly.
About: genre · sacrifice · control
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
Film
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
28 Days Later 2002
Film
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
The sides of 28 Days Later
- Waking up in an empty London
- Infected who run
- A group of survivors heading north
Good for you if
- you like fast, furious infected.
- you like a deserted city that should feel safe and doesn't.
- you like a world where the living are dangerous too.
Bad for you if
- brutal violence ruins it for you.
- grief at every turn, with families lost to the virus, is too much for you tonight.
About: survival · humanity · rage
Maze Runner: The Death Cure 2018
Film
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze.
The sides of Maze Runner: The Death Cure
- A rescue from a walled city
- A cure that costs lives
- A train heist
Good for you if
- you like a train heist to start.
- you like a group that never leaves anyone behind.
Bad for you if
- two hours and twenty minutes is a lot for your evening.
- you lose track easily. Thomas, Newt, Minho, Teresa, Gally and Brenda each have their own path.
About: friendship · sacrifice · trust
Dr. STONE 2019
Anime
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
The sides of Dr. STONE
- All of humanity turned to stone
- A teenage genius rebuilding science from scratch
- Soap, iron and medicine made in the wild
Good for you if
- you like real chemistry, explained step by step, from lime to antibiotics.
- you like a crew of villagers and friends rebuilding civilization together.
- you like Senku's grin and his loud "ten billion percent" confidence.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch anime.
- four seasons of rebuilding civilization is too much for you.
About: science · civilization · friendship
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
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
Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017
Film
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
World War Z 2013
Film
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
The sides of World War Z
- A father racing across the world
- Zombies that run in swarms
- A walk through a lab
Good for you if
- you like a pandemic told as a race against time.
- you like zombies piling up against a wall.
- you want disaster on a world scale.
Bad for you if
- you want gory zombies. This one keeps the bites off screen.
- you want a zombie story that builds slowly. Philadelphia falls in the first ten minutes.
About: survival · family · pandemic
Train to Busan 2016
Film
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
The sides of Train to Busan
- A father and daughter on a train
- Zombies on board
- Carriage after carriage
Good for you if
- you like being trapped on a moving train with zombies.
- you like a zombie film that makes you cry.
- you like fights in narrow carriages.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles. It's in Korean (a dub exists).
- zombie attacks ruin it for you.
About: sacrifice · selfishness · fatherhood
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
Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.
The sides of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
- Two enemies forced to team up
- A super-soldier on a motorbike
- Samoa at the end
Good for you if
- you like two big men trading insults.
- you like over-the-top fights and chases.
Bad for you if
- you need physics to matter.
- two hours and a quarter is a lot for your evening.
About: family · rivalry