Films and TV shows that feel like Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)
A bitter, wounded post-breakup standoff where intimacy curdles into blame, erasure and cold, polite estrangement.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Two ex-lovers who literally erase each other, echoing the song's 'treat me like a stranger' ache.
- Blue Valentine (2010): A raw, back-and-forth portrait of love decaying into resentment and distance.
- (500) Days of Summer (2009): Indie-soundtracked breakup story where memory and reality diverge sharply.
- Normal People (2020): Two people repeatedly drift apart and back, with intimacy and silence doing the heavy lifting.
- Marriage Story (2019): Tender affection turning into blame and legal coldness between former partners.
- Fleabag (2016): Wry, wounded romantic damage and self-justification beneath a guarded surface.
- Like Crazy (2011): A quiet, aching indie romance of two people who can't get back to what they had.
- Scenes from a Marriage (2021): Dissects the slow erosion of a couple, with accusations and stranger-like distance.