Films and TV shows that feel like the cure by Olivia Rodrigo
A desperate and theatrical teenage yearning for emotional salvation and intense emotional turbulence.
- Euphoria (2019): Captures the hyper-stylized, agonizing intensity of teenage emotional dependency and chaotic romance.
- Lady Bird (2017): Mirrors the fierce, restless desire to escape ordinary surroundings and find something transcendent.
- The Virgin Suicides (2000): Shares the suffocating weight of adolescent yearning and romanticized tragedy.
- Yellowjackets (2021): Channels the dark, feral loyalty and emotional volatility of young female bonds under pressure.
- Jennifer's Body (2009): Embodies the bloody, cinematic revenge fantasy hidden underneath teenage girlhood angst.
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018): Taps into the diary-entry intimacy and overwhelming melodrama of secret teenage crushes.
- The Edge of Seventeen (2016): Reflects the messy, dramatic realization that growing up feels like the end of the world.
- Cruel Summer (2021): Pits deep-seated teenage insecurity against a backdrop of betrayal, obsession, and shifting power dynamics.