Films and TV shows that feel like Don't by Ed Sheeran
The sting of betrayal in the music industry, capturing a messy hookup gone wrong with icy resentment and rhythmic bravado.
- High-Rise (2015): It captures the claustrophobic, hedonistic spiral of upscale living where every personal boundary dissolves into chaos.
- Baby Driver (2017): It shares the song's razor-sharp rhythmic editing and the cool swagger of navigating high-stakes trouble.
- Fleabag (2016): It leans into the exact same cynical, witty intimacy regarding messy hookups and emotional self-sabotage.
- Mulholland Drive (2001): It explores the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry behind the glamorous facade.
- Industry (2020): It channels the relentless, transactional ambition and blurred lines of young professionals in high-pressure British capitals.
- Notting Hill (1999): It deals with the strange, invasive reality of trying to have a private romance while living in the public eye.
- Saltburn (2023): It embodies the theme of social climbing and opportunistic intimacy behind closed doors.
- Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016): It offers a satirical look at the exact kind of pop-star luxury and backstage drama that inspired the song.