A Glean movie guide

Tonight's Top Picks

Something for every mood

A curated selection of highly engaging films perfect for your evening.

The movie list

  1. 01

    Knives Out

    • 2019
    • 2h 10m
    • ★ 7.8

    A witty, fast-paced whodunit that keeps you guessing until the very end.

    When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.

    • Mystery
    • Entertaining
    • Engaging
  2. 02

    The Martian

    • 2015
    • 2h 24m
    • ★ 7.7

    An incredibly optimistic and gripping survival story that celebrates human ingenuity.

    During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

    • Action
    • Engaging
    • Optimistic
  3. 03

    Paddington 2

    • 2017
    • 1h 43m
    • ★ 7.5

    A universally acclaimed, heartwarming film that is pure joy from start to finish.

    Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

    • Family
    • Feel-good
  4. 04

    Top Gun: Maverick

    • 2022
    • 2h 11m
    • ★ 8.2

    A high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled spectacle that delivers on every level.

    After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.

    • Action
    • Entertaining
    • Action-packed
  5. 05

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    • 2014
    • 1h 39m
    • ★ 8.0

    A visually stunning and fast-paced caper with a unique, whimsical style.

    The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

    • Visual
    • Entertaining
  6. 06

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    • 2018
    • 1h 57m
    • ★ 8.4

    An innovative, visually groundbreaking adventure with a deeply engaging story.

    Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

    • Visual
    • Engaging
    • Exciting
  7. 07

    Little Miss Sunshine

    • 2006
    • 1h 41m
    • ★ 7.7

    A charming, character-driven road trip movie that balances humor with heartfelt moments.

    A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

    • Heartfelt
    • Comedy
  8. 08

    Arrival

    • 2016
    • 1h 56m
    • ★ 7.6

    A thought-provoking, slow-burn sci-fi that offers a unique take on first contact.

    Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

    • SlowBurn
    • Engaging
    • Thought-provoking