Films and TV shows that feel like Novacane by Frank Ocean
A numb, dreamlike haze of California hedonism where a hollow, drugged-out romance masks the loneliness of feeling nothing.
- Spring Breakers (2013): Neon, narcotic, dreamlike hedonism that feels pleasurable and hollow at once.
- Euphoria (2019): Glossy, numbed-out youth chasing sensation to avoid feeling.
- Drive (2011): Same year, same night-time LA glow with cool detachment and buried longing.
- Moonlight (2016): Sensual, tender, and aching, with an intimate, dreamy visual language.
- Atlanta (2016): Surreal, wry, melancholic look at fame, drift, and emptiness in Black American music culture.
- Climax (2018): A party spiralling into a drugged, hypnotic haze.
- mid90s (2018): Aimless LA youth, casual risk, and quiet loneliness beneath the bravado.
- Inherent Vice (2014): Stoned, woozy California wandering with wistful romance.
