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Movies that feel like a Bon Iver song

The films and shows that come up most across 5 Bon Iver songs on Soundtrackd, matched on mood, themes and setting. Each one says why it fits.

Manchester by the Sea poster
2016
Manchester by the Sea
Small-town New England grief and family, with the same bruised tenderness. For 5 songs, including Hey, Ma.
Into the Wild poster
2007
Into the Wild
A young man seeks meaning in the vast American wilderness, with a hushed folk soundtrack and awe at nature's scale. For 3 songs, including Holocene.
Wild poster
2014
Wild
A solo trek of healing through open terrain, with memory and self-reckoning. For 3 songs, including Holocene.
The Revenant poster
2015
The Revenant
Snow-bound wilderness shot in awe-inspiring natural light that makes people look tiny. For 3 songs, including Holocene.
Blue Valentine poster
2010
Blue Valentine
Tender, raw heartbreak with an acoustic indie ache. For 3 songs, including Re: Stacks.
Boyhood poster
2014
Boyhood
Growing up in the American heartland, with a mother whose quiet sacrifices are only understood in time. For Hey, Ma.
Nebraska poster
2013
Nebraska
A road trip through the Midwest to reckon with family and where you come from. For Hey, Ma.
Little Miss Sunshine poster
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
A flawed family bound by love on a road trip that brings them closer. For Hey, Ma.
C'mon C'mon poster
2021
C'mon C'mon
Gentle black-and-white study of parenthood, care, and saying what you feel to the people you love. For Hey, Ma.
Friday Night Lights poster
2006
Friday Night Lights
Heartland small-town life, family bonds and the pull of home and leaving. For Hey, Ma.
Nomadland poster
2021
Nomadland
Quiet wandering across huge western landscapes, grief and solitude held with gentle grace. For Holocene.
The Straight Story poster
1999
The Straight Story
A slow, contemplative journey across the heartland with reflective peace. For Holocene.
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Song by song

Hey, Ma

A tender, wistful letter to a mother and to home, full of gratitude, regret and the ache of growing up and drifting away from the people who raised you.

Lady Bird, Boyhood, Manchester by the Sea

Holocene

A quiet, awestruck meditation on feeling small in a vast landscape, finding peace and a tender sense of self within it.

Into the Wild, Nomadland, Wild

Re: Stacks

A quiet, aching coda of solitude and release, written in a cold cabin, where heartbreak turns into a fragile acceptance and a first glimpse of clarity.

Into the Wild, Manchester by the Sea, Wild

Skinny Love

A broken relationship told in a cracked falsetto, with raw heartbreak, blame and regret, and the cold, isolated quiet of a winter cabin.

Blue Valentine, Marriage Story, Manchester by the Sea

The Wolves (Act I and II)

A solitary, wintry reckoning with heartbreak and self-doubt, where fragile whispers swell into a defiant, communal cry: "What might I even say?"

Into the Wild, Manchester by the Sea, Wild

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