Films and TV shows that feel like Ohio Is For Lovers by Hawthorne Heights
A homesick, aching longing for someone far away, where distance and heartbreak feel enormous and every mile is a wound.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): Earnest, aching teenage longing and mixtape-fueled feeling in a drab suburban setting.
- Garden State (2004): Homecoming to a numb Northeastern suburb, with grief and heartbreak of the same 2004 vintage.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Lost love that hurts like a physical wound, set in cold winter landscapes.
- The Edge of Seventeen (2016): Raw, self-lacerating teen heartache that is awkward and sincere.
- Lady Bird (2017): Midwest-adjacent small-town restlessness and love tangled with wanting to leave and wanting to stay.
- Friday Night Lights (2006): Struggling small-town American youth, big feelings and a wistful heartland mood.
- My So-Called Life (1994): The definitive earnest portrait of teen longing and emotional rawness.
- mid90s (2018): Scrappy, hurting kids finding release in loud music and each other.
- Freaks and Geeks (1999): Michigan suburban teens, awkward heartbreak and sincere music-driven emotion.