Films and TV shows that feel like Girls & Boys by Blur
A knowingly tacky, hedonistic package-holiday romp where everyone is chasing a hookup and nobody's quite sincere, delivered with a sneer and a grin.
- Trainspotting (1996): Cool Britannia energy, club culture and darkly funny mid-90s British youth.
- Shallow Grave (1994): Same year, same stylish, sardonic, twitchy British mood.
- The Inbetweeners Movie (2011): Lads on a cheap Mediterranean holiday chasing girls with misplaced confidence.
- Skins (2007): Chaotic, hedonistic British teens in a haze of parties and hookups.
- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001): Messy, funny British romantic entanglements with a self-aware wink.
- Beautiful Thing (1996): Working-class 90s London with fluid, tender, playful sexuality.
- Absolutely Fabulous (1992): Satirical 90s London excess, fashion and indulgent partying.
- Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000): Teen boys chase clubbing and girls in Ibiza in a cheeky seaside romp.
