A Glean movie guide

Tonight’s Top Picks

The best of every genre.

Modern classics and high-energy hits curated for your evening.

The movie list

  1. 01

    Parasite

    • 2019
    • 2h 12m
    • ★ 8.5

    A masterclass in suspense that seamlessly blends dark comedy with a biting social critique.

    All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

    • tense
    • surprising
  2. 02

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    • 2015
    • 2h 0m
    • ★ 7.6

    A relentless, visually spectacular chase across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

    An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

    • Visual
    • FastPaced
    • intense
    • exciting
  3. 03

    Everything Everywhere All At Once

    • 2022
    • 2h 19m
    • ★ 7.7

    A chaotic and deeply emotional journey through the multiverse that defies every genre.

    An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

    • mind-bending
    • emotional
  4. 04

    Knives Out

    • 2019
    • 2h 10m
    • ★ 7.8

    A sharp and stylish modern whodunit packed with eccentric characters and clever twists.

    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
    • fun
    • engaging
  5. 05

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    • 2018
    • 1h 57m
    • ★ 8.4

    An eye-popping animated adventure that reinvents the superhero origin story with incredible style.

    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
    • Family
    • inspiring
    • vibrant
  6. 06

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

    • 2014
    • 1h 39m
    • ★ 8.0

    A whimsical and meticulously crafted caper set in a fictional European mountain resort.

    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
    • quirky
    • charming
  7. 07

    Get Out

    • 2017
    • 1h 44m
    • ★ 7.6

    A gripping psychological thriller that uses horror to explore unsettling social realities.

    Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.

    • Thriller
    • Dark
    • suspenseful
    • thought-provoking
  8. 08

    Arrival

    • 2016
    • 1h 56m
    • ★ 7.6

    A thoughtful and visually stunning sci-fi drama centered on the power of communication.

    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.

    • intellectual
    • atmospheric
  9. 09

    Palm Springs

    • 2020
    • 1h 30m
    • ★ 7.3

    A breezy and inventive romantic comedy that puts a fresh spin on the time-loop trope.

    When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

    • lighthearted
    • funny
  10. 10

    A Quiet Place

    • 2018
    • 1h 30m
    • ★ 7.4

    A lean, high-tension survival thriller where silence is the only way to stay alive.

    A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

    • tense
    • gripping
  11. 11

    The Social Network

    • 2010
    • 2h 0m
    • ★ 7.4

    A fast-paced and razor-sharp look at the ambitious, messy origins of a digital empire.

    In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

    • compelling
    • cynical
  12. 12

    Inception

    • 2010
    • 2h 28m
    • ★ 8.4

    A complex and thrilling heist movie that takes place within the architecture of the mind.

    Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

    • HighConcept
    • Action
    • mind-bending
    • epic