Waves
2019 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 825 votes
A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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What to Watch This Weekend Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose engaging favorites worth making time for this weekend. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Let the Right One In
2008 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,318 votes
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 705 votes
After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as the Blood Prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nikita
1990 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 2,180 votes
A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 541 votes
The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2002 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,736 votes
A deaf man and his girlfriend resort to desperate measures in order to fund a kidney transplant for his sister. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
War Room
2015 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 587 votes
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Days of Being Wild
1990 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 601 votes
Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Quiz Show
1994 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,000 votes
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,334 votes
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rebel Without a Cause
1955 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,790 votes
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Benny & Joon
1993 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 846 votes
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 531 votes
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,726 votes
Batman has not been seen for ten years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
2009 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,501 votes
After taking a bullet to the head, Salander is under close supervision in a hospital and is set to face trial for attempted murder on her eventual release. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Better Days
2019 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 564 votes
A bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants, while she copes with the pressures of her final examinations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tokyo Story
1953 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,242 votes
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Matchstick Men
2003 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,018 votes
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2046
2004 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,095 votes
Women enter and exit a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years after the author loses the woman he considers his one true love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Buffalo '66
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,062 votes
Billy is released after five years in prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.