Films and TV shows that feel like Matilda by alt-J
A fiercely protective, tender vow of loyalty inspired by the film Leon: The Professional, offering shelter to someone carrying a heavy emotional burden.
Léon: The Professional (1994): This is the direct inspiration for the song, matching Matilda's narrative of vengeance and tender protection amidst violence.
The Professional (1981): Shares the same gritty French-action sensibilities and themes of lethal retribution and loyalty.
Hanna (2011): Captures the mood of a young girl thrust into a cold, dangerous world where she must learn to survive and fight back.
Killing Eve (2018): Features the same dark, stylized tone of dangerous mentorship, obsession, and violence wrapped in artistic flair.
You Were Never Really Here (2017): Mirrors the song's dark protection theme as a traumatized operative steps in to rescue a young girl from abuse.
Logan (2017): Explores the heavy emotional weight of an exhausted, violent loner becoming fiercely protective of a troubled child.
Nikita (1990): Delivers the same early-90s nocturnal grit and transformation of a broken youth into a survivor.
The End of the F***ing World (2017): Captures the indie-alt mood of alienated youths on the run, bound together by trauma and a protective instinct.
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