Compare one, two or three films for this evening. Check the essentials first, then choose from the films that fit.
Fill in your evening’s limits, then use one column for each exact copy you are considering. Leave unused columns blank.
Check the listing first. With access you already have, privately test required tracks on the actual viewing device and in the mode you will use. Do not buy a film or begin a timed rental just to check its tracks.
For each required option, copy the exact label and mark Confirmed, Unconfirmed or Unavailable. Write Not needed for an option you do not require. A blank essential field is unconfirmed.
A failed requirement means Save for another time. Otherwise, an unresolved essential means Check first. Use Fits tonight only when every essential is confirmed and you find the content acceptable. Do not add up a suitability score.
Our evening
Viewing date
Viewing country
Province or territory, if in Canada
Start time
Desired finish time
Total minutes between start and desired finish
Minutes reserved for getting settled, breaks and expected adverts
Film budget in minutes: finish time minus start time minus reserved minutes
Required spoken language or regional version
Required subtitle language, or Not needed
Required captions / SDH and language, or Not needed
Required audio description and language, or Not needed
Content concerns for our family (optional, private)
Any other requirement for this evening
Compare the exact copies
Candidate A
Title, release year and exact version / cut
Provider or disc; viewing country / province; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Running time in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
BBFC age rating and content advice, or provider information; source and country covered
Content note that matters to us; acceptable for tonight?
Content-information link and date checked
Candidate B
Title, release year and exact version / cut
Provider or disc; viewing country / province; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Running time in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
BBFC age rating and content advice, or provider information; source and country covered
Content note that matters to us; acceptable for tonight?
Content-information link and date checked
Candidate C
Title, release year and exact version / cut
Provider or disc; viewing country / province; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Running time in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
BBFC age rating and content advice, or provider information; source and country covered
Content note that matters to us; acceptable for tonight?
Content-information link and date checked
Compare the exact copies
Candidate A
Spoken audio: exact label shown and status
Subtitles: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Captions / SDH: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Audio description: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Actual device and mode: streaming, download or disc
Listing only or short private playback test with existing access? Date checked
Decision and one-line reason
Optional verified pause scene and approximate time for this exact version; otherwise leave blank
Private family note (optional)
Candidate B
Spoken audio: exact label shown and status
Subtitles: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Captions / SDH: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Audio description: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Actual device and mode: streaming, download or disc
Listing only or short private playback test with existing access? Date checked
Decision and one-line reason
Optional verified pause scene and approximate time for this exact version; otherwise leave blank
Private family note (optional)
Candidate C
Spoken audio: exact label shown and status
Subtitles: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Captions / SDH: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Audio description: exact language / label and status, or Not needed
Actual device and mode: streaming, download or disc
Listing only or short private playback test with existing access? Date checked
Decision and one-line reason
Optional verified pause scene and approximate time for this exact version; otherwise leave blank
Private family note (optional)
How to decide
Fits tonight
Running time fits; access and all required tracks are confirmed; the content has been reviewed and is acceptable for our family tonight.
Check first
No known requirement has failed, but an essential is still unconfirmed. A blank essential does not count as confirmation.
Save for another time
At least one known requirement fails for tonight. Other strengths do not cancel it out.
Our plan
First choice
Backup (optional)
Planned finish
Optional pause: verified scene cue and approximate time for this exact version; otherwise leave blank
Our agreement about pausing, stopping or switching
Final decision
Reason for our choice
Anyone can ask to pause or stop. If no film fits, choose a shorter option you have already checked or do something else together. A planned pause does not remove unwanted content.
Fictional worked example
These are invented numbers, not real film recommendations.
6.30 pm to 8.15 pm = 105 minutes. Reserve 15 minutes. Film budget = 90 minutes.
Candidate
Running time
Decision
Reason
Candidate A
86 minutes
Check first
Required spoken audio is unconfirmed.
Candidate B
102 minutes
Save for another time
Running time exceeds the 90-minute budget.
Candidate C
78 minutes
Fits tonight
Access and all required tracks are confirmed; the family finds the content acceptable.
An exact 90-minute running time would fit this budget, with no room beyond the reserved allowance. An unknown running time needs checking.
A rating and completed sheet inform your family’s choice; they do not guarantee suitability. Verify the exact version and available options for your household.