Films and TV shows that feel like Creep by Radiohead
A painfully self-aware outsider watches someone beautiful from the margins, consumed by longing and self-loathing.
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012): A shy outsider watches life from the sidelines, aching for people he feels he doesn't deserve.
- Ghost World (2001): Awkward, alienated misfits drift through a world they can't connect with.
- Submarine (2011): A self-conscious British teen fumbles through obsession and longing.
- Freaks and Geeks (1999): Painful, tender portrait of misfits and crushes out of reach.
- Fleabag (2016): Self-loathing and raw vulnerability behind a wry, defensive surface.
- Lost in Translation (2003): Quiet isolation and unspoken longing between people who don't quite fit anywhere.
- Adventureland (2009): An insecure young man pines for someone who seems out of his league.
- My So-Called Life (1994): Mid-90s teen angst, unrequited crushes and feeling like a weirdo in a perfect world.
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996): Unflinching look at adolescent humiliation and desperate need to be loved.