Films and TV shows that feel like Jackie Down The Line by Fontaines D.C.
A catchy, bouncing tune that masks a sour portrait of a charming liar and manipulator, with paranoia and suspicion simmering beneath the sunny jangle.
- Trainspotting (1996): Gallows-humoured working-class chancers who constantly betray each other.
- The Commitments (1991): Dublin working-class swagger, bickering and band-room treachery.
- Peaky Blinders (2013): Charming, dangerous men in grey industrial streets where nobody can be trusted.
- Derry Girls (2018): Irish wit and mischief, with the same sharp, sardonic voice.
- In Bruges (2008): Black comedy, guilt and double-dealing among talkative small-time criminals.
- Adam & Paul (2004): Two Dublin addicts scrape through the day, scheming and letting each other down.
- This Is England (2007): A charismatic figure draws in a young crowd and the friendship turns toxic.
- Normal People (2020): Modern Irish setting with misread intentions and wounded pride.
