Films and TV shows that feel like Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe
A swaggering, cautionary flirtation: dancefloor confidence mixed with wariness of a beautiful girl you can't trust.
- New Jack City (1991): Peak new jack swing era, with slick style and a city soundtrack of the same moment.
- Boomerang (1992): A charming, image-obsessed ladies' man gets burned by love, with early-90s R&B glamour.
- Boyz n the Hood (1991): Early-90s Black urban youth, crew loyalty and street-corner energy.
- House Party (1990): Same year, same dancefloor swagger, hip-hop fashion and flirtation.
- Living Single (1993): Stylish 90s friend group navigating dating and distrust with humor.
- A Different World (1987): Youthful college romance, fashion and a late-80s Black pop-culture energy.
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990): Cocky 1990 youth, hip-hop charisma and comic girl trouble.
- Scrubs (2001): The song's famous TV association, with comic, cocky and wary attitudes about romance.