Films and TV shows that feel like Heroes by David Bowie
A desperate yet triumphant assertion of love and defiance against an overwhelming, crushing reality.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): It captures the exact feeling of standing in the bed of a truck, feeling infinite while the song plays in the tunnel.
- Christiane F. (1981): Bowie's own direct connection to Berlin youth culture struggling against brutal urban decay.
- Late Night Berlin (2018): Reflects the shadowy espionage and divided loyalties of the city that inspired the track.
- Call Me by Your Name (2017): Mirrors the intense, fleeting desperation of lovers holding onto each other against an impending ending.
- Stranger Things (2016): Encapsulates heroic defiance and ordinary kids banding together to face insurmountable cosmic dread.
- Before Sunrise (1995): Captures the romantic urgency of two people trying to carve out their own timeless world against the clock.
- Wings of Desire (1987): Shares the same poetic, melancholy soul looking down upon the scarred landscape of divided Berlin.
- The Dreamers (2003): Evokes youth isolating themselves in a romantic fantasy bubble while the real world burns outside.