What to Watch Wheel — Pick a Genre or Show Tonight

Thirty minutes of browsing beats no film at all — but a spin beats both. Start with these genres or paste in your actual watchlist.

ComedyComedyThrillerThrillerDocumentaryDocumentaryAnimationAnimationActionActionRomanceRomanceSci-fiSci-fiHorrorHorrorDramaDramaSomething from your watchlistSomething from your watchlist

Mode

Every option stays on the wheel.

Options (10/60)

Saved wheels

  • Saved wheels stay in this browser — nothing is uploaded.

How to use the what to watch wheel

  1. Press spin — the wheel already contains 10 options.
  2. Edit, delete or add slices in the options panel to make the list yours.
  3. Give an option a higher weight if you want it to come up more often.
  4. Switch to elimination mode to remove each result after it is drawn.
  5. Copy the share link to send the exact same wheel to somebody else.

What's on this wheel

The default slices are:

  • Comedy
  • Thriller
  • Documentary
  • Animation
  • Action
  • Romance
  • Sci-fi
  • Horror
  • Drama
  • Something from your watchlist

Why use a wheel instead of just choosing?

Small decisions burn a surprising amount of attention. Handing the choice to a wheel caps the debate at one spin, removes the sense that somebody pushed for their preference, and gets a group moving again. Because the result is visibly random, it also feels fair — which matters more than the outcome in most group settings.

Frequently asked questions

Can I edit the what to watch wheel?
Yes. Every slice can be renamed, deleted, duplicated or weighted, and you can paste in a whole list of your own options.
Is the spin actually random?
Yes. The winner is chosen with your browser's cryptographic random number generator before the animation plays, using each slice's weight.
Will my changes be saved?
Name a wheel and press save to keep it in this browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server, and clearing your browser data removes saved wheels.
How do I share this wheel?
Use the link button under the wheel. It copies a URL that contains your current options, so the person opening it sees the same slices.

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