Films and TV shows that feel like Everlong by Foo Fighters
A breathless, urgent love-song where desperate longing turns into soaring catharsis, the rush of wanting someone to stay just a little longer.
- Detroit Rock City (1999): Frantic, music-obsessed teens racing through one night for a rock-fuelled payoff.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): Mixtape-era longing and the rush of belonging, with tunnel-driving euphoria.
- Almost Famous (2000): Young love and devotion to rock music, full of heart and ache.
- Empire Records (1995): 90s alt-rock soaked, one-day ensemble energy with scrappy, heartfelt feeling.
- Freaks and Geeks (1999): Awkward, aching teen yearning with a classic-rock heart.
- My So-Called Life (1994): Raw 90s adolescent longing and intense first-love feelings.
- Sing Street (2016): Teen band formed out of love-struck urgency, ending in soaring catharsis.
- Dazed and Confused (1993): One long restless night of youth, music and wanting the moment to last.