Films and TV shows that feel like Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
A wry, affectionate snapshot of an unglamorous band playing a half-empty London pub for the love of it, unnoticed while the world goes by outside.
- Still Crazy (1998): A washed-up 70s rock band reunites, with the same affectionate humour about unglamorous musicians.
- Sing Street (2016): Scrappy band-making for the pure love of it in a grey, working-class setting.
- Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): A gifted musician plays small rooms, overlooked by the wider world.
- Control (2007): A grey late-70s English music scene told with plain, unflashy realism.
- Rock of Ages (2012): A lighter pick on the dream of playing live in small clubs.
- Peaky Blinders (2013): Smoky pubs and working-class grit, though with far more menace than the song.
- The Beatles: Get Back (2021): A documentary of musicians jamming in a loose, unforced way, with the craft and banter in focus.
- Bad Education (2012): Cheeky British humour in an ordinary setting.
