Films and TV shows that feel like Falling Behind by Laufey
A wistful, romantic ache of watching everyone else fall in love while you remain single and lost in your own daydreams.
- Frances Ha (2013): Captures the awkward, romantic panic of watching your friends pair off while you stumble through young adulthood alone.
- Normal People (2020): Mirrors the tender, aching vulnerability of navigating love and isolation during university years.
- Before Sunrise (1995): Evokes the idealistic romanticism and longing for a profound connection that the song yearns for.
- Gilmore Girls (2000): Shares the cozy, bookish, jazz-infused aesthetic and heightened romantic daydreams of the protagonist.
- Amélie (2001): Matches the whimsical, cinematic orchestration and the poignant observation of other people's love lives.
- La La Land (2016): Blends classic jazz-pop arrangements with the bittersweet reality of chasing dreams instead of romance.
- Past Lives (2023): Resonates with the gentle sorrow of wonder about what could have been in matters of the heart.
- Emma. (2020): Reflects the playful yet deeply felt anxiety of romantic observation and being the last to find a match.