The Theory of Everything
2014 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 11,198 votes
Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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What to Watch Tonight Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose reliable, broadly appealing picks for tonight. 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.
Marie Antoinette
2006 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,986 votes
A retelling of the story of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Short Circuit
1986 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,649 votes
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dogma
1999 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,910 votes
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Still Alice
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,306 votes
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,408 votes
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nocturnal Animals
2016 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 8,361 votes
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Awakenings
1990 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,912 votes
Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beast
2022 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,792 votes
A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Moonwalker
1988 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 679 votes
This fantastical movie inspired by the music of Michael Jackson features imaginative interpretations of hit tracks from the iconic 1987 album “Bad”. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Disenchanted
2022 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,197 votes
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Operation Red Sea
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 440 votes
A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pretty Baby
1978 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 420 votes
In 1917 New Orleans, a 12-year-old girl is raised in a brothel by her prostitute mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cider House Rules
1999 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,312 votes
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Easy Rider
1969 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,191 votes
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blast from the Past
1999 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,247 votes
Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webbers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain food and supplies for his family, and a non-mutant wife for himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Letters to Juliet
2010 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,040 votes
An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 3,436 votes
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,701 votes
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spy Game
2001 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,399 votes
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.