Films and TV shows that feel like The Scientist by Coldplay

A tender, aching plea to go back to the beginning and undo the mistakes that broke a love, full of regret and longing for a second chance.

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): A couple tries to erase and then relive their love, the same longing to go back to the start.
2. (500) Days of Summer (2009): Non-linear memory and the ache of replaying where a relationship went wrong.
3. Blue Valentine (2010): Moves between love's beginning and its collapse with devastating tenderness.
4. About Time (2013): Time travel used to fix love and regret, with a gentle, emotional touch.
5. Before Sunset (2004): Two people given a second chance at a love they let slip away.
6. Marriage Story (2019): A couple's separation filled with regret, apology and lingering love.
7. The Notebook (2004): Enduring love and memory, an aching romance that circles back to the beginning.
8. Normal People (2020): Two people repeatedly drift apart and return, full of unspoken regret and longing.