The Thing
1982 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 8,091 votes
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. 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 2026-08-03 · 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.
The Imitation Game
2014 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 18,242 votes
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oldboy
2003 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 10,023 votes
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,705 votes
When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bugonia
2025 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,177 votes
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lolita
1997 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,997 votes
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Whale
2022 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 4,784 votes
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 853 votes
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wicked
2024 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 3,143 votes
In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jurassic World Dominion
2022 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 7,179 votes
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scarface
1983 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 13,236 votes
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tenet
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 11,309 votes
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 15,659 votes
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 330 votes
Desperate to be a big guy, SpongeBob sets out to prove his bravery to Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Free Guy
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 9,988 votes
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 19,840 votes
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Train to Busan
2016 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 8,542 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Suicide Squad
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 9,730 votes
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. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Logan
2017 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 20,599 votes
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Elemental
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 5,448 votes
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.