Compare one, two or three movies for this evening. Confirm the essentials first, then choose among the movies that fit.
Fill in your evening’s limits, including your viewing province or territory. Use one candidate column for each exact movie 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 movie 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 when an option is not required. A blank essential field is unconfirmed.
A known failed requirement means Save for another time. Otherwise, an unresolved essential means Check first. Use Fits tonight only when the runtime fits, access and required tracks are confirmed, the content is acceptable for your family tonight, and any other requirements are met. Do not add up a suitability score.
Our evening
Viewing date
Viewing country
Viewing province or territory
Start time
Desired finish time
Total minutes between start and desired finish
Minutes reserved for getting settled, breaks and expected ads
Movie budget in minutes: finish minus start 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 and province / territory; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Runtime in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
Rating and named provincial source or system; or provider’s content information
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 and province / territory; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Runtime in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
Rating and named provincial source or system; or provider’s content information
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 and province / territory; listing link or package reference
Household access confirmed? Any charge checked before commitment?
Runtime in minutes for this copy; fits the budget?
Rating and named provincial source or system; or provider’s content information
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
Runtime fits; access and all required tracks are confirmed; the content has been reviewed and is acceptable for our family tonight. Any other household requirements are met.
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 candidate fits, choose an already-checked shorter option or another shared activity. A planned pause does not remove unwanted content.
Fictional worked example
These are invented numbers, not real movie recommendations.
6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. = 105 minutes. Reserve 15 minutes. Movie budget = 90 minutes.
Candidate
Runtime
Decision
Reason
Candidate A
86 minutes
Check first
Required spoken audio is unconfirmed.
Candidate B
102 minutes
Save for another time
Runtime 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 runtime would fit this budget, with no room beyond the reserved allowance. An unknown runtime needs checking.
Record the source behind a rating; there is no single Canadian rating for every copy. The sheet informs your family’s choice and does not guarantee suitability. Verify the exact version and available options.