Films and TV shows that feel like Wake Me Up by Avicii

A wide-eyed, euphoric coming-of-age anthem about wandering through life, trusting the journey, and waking up wiser when the dream settles.

1. Into the Wild (2007): A young man sets off to find himself on the open road, the same restless wandering and hard-won wisdom.
2. Almost Famous (2000): A teenager's wide-eyed journey into a larger world, full of music, freedom and growing up.
3. Wild (2014): A long walk of self-discovery where the road teaches what the dreamer didn't know.
4. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013): A 2013 release about waking from daydreams into a real adventure, with the same soaring optimism.
5. Sing Street (2016): Teenage dreams, music and leaving home, with a joyful, hopeful coming-of-age spirit.
6. East of Eden (1955): A drama about a young DJ in the electronic music scene, the dance-culture world Avicii came from.
7. Avicii: True Stories (2017): The documentary about the song's creator, covering the rise of the festival era and the cost of fame.
8. Everybody's Fine (2009): A road-trip reflection on life's journey and family, touching the song's wiser, older-self lyric.