Films and TV shows that feel like Heartbeat by Childish Gambino
A restless, obsessive infatuation where love and self-doubt pound together, ending up bruised, bittersweet and dancing anyway.
- (500) Days of Summer (2009): A hopeless romantic fixated on someone who doesn't feel the same, wrapped in wry, music-fueled heartache.
- Atlanta (2016): Donald Glover's own wry, off-kilter portrait of insecurity, love and city nights.
- Master of None (2015): Modern dating anxiety and romantic longing in a stylish, funny, millennial New York.
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): Geeky, neurotic romance with a pulsing, hyper-stylized soundtrack and exes everywhere.
- Drive (2011): Neon night-city synths and aching, unspoken infatuation.
- Frances Ha (2013): Awkward, funny millennial insecurity and relationship drift in the city.
- Girls (2012): Messy, self-doubting twenty-something love lives told with dark humor.
- Blue Valentine (2010): The raw ache of love souring, with bruised-heart intensity.