Movies that feel like a TV Girl song

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

2009

(500) Days of Summer

A wry, indie-soundtracked look at a one-sided romance and its sunny, stinging aftermath. For 4 songs, including Birds Don't Sing.

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Heartbreak turned dreamy and surreal, with the same bittersweet ache. For 5 songs, including Birds Don't Sing.

2013

Frances Ha

Aimless, deadpan, lightly sad young-adult drift with a nostalgic feel. For 2 songs, including Birds Don't Sing.

2015

Master of None

Wry, wistful romance and its unraveling, with a vintage-tinged soundtrack. For 2 songs, including Birds Don't Sing.

1999

Freaks and Geeks

A cult‑classic dramedy that captures the awkward, nostalgic teen moment of smoking by the window, set to an early‑2000s indie soundtrack. For 2 songs, including Cigarettes out the Window.

2010

Blue Valentine

Tender nostalgia colliding with the slow decay of a love affair. For 2 songs, including Lovers Rock.

2018

Alex Strangelove

Awkward, ironic teen romance confusion with an indie-pop soundtrack. For Birds Don't Sing.

2016

Love

Messy, sardonic relationships in sunny Los Angeles. For Birds Don't Sing.

1998

The Last Days of Disco

Captures the 80s/90s New York indie party scene with a similarly breezy, nostalgic soundtrack and youthful longing. For Cigarettes out the Window.

2009

Adventureland

A summer‑time coming‑of‑age story set in an amusement park that feels both nostalgic and bittersweet, mirroring the song’s wistful vibe. For Cigarettes out the Window.

2003

The O.C.

Set in sun‑drenched Southern California, the series blends surf‑rock music, teen romance, and a laid‑back vibe that matches the song’s setting. For Cigarettes out the Window.

1984

Suburbia

A raw, lo‑fi indie look at suburban youth drifting between boredom and rebellion, resonating with the song’s cigarette‑smoke rebellion. For Cigarettes out the Window.

Try your own song

Song by song

Birds Don't Sing

A sun-faded, wry heartbreak: a numb, sarcastic narrator drifting through the aftermath of a relationship, sweetness and bitterness blurred together.

(500) Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation

Cigarettes out the Window

A hazy, wistful breeze of carefree drifting, sweet melancholy and youthful rebellion.

The Last Days of Disco, Adventureland, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

It Almost Worked

A nostalgic, wistful yearning that feels both hopeful and melancholy, wrapped in breezy, dreamy lo‑fi textures.

The Way Back, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Lovers Rock

A sun-bleached, slightly numb late-night haze of a seductive, doomed romance, where tenderness and irony blur together and everyone knows it won't last.

(500) Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation

Not Allowed

A woozy, sardonic breakup song where a lover is shut out of a toxic relationship, delivered with a shrug and a bittersweet, sun-faded sweetness.

(500) Days of Summer, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blue Valentine