Films and TV shows that feel like Is It a Crime by Sade
A slow, aching plea of obsessive devotion, sung with cool composure over a swelling, operatic sense of longing.
- In the Mood for Love (2000): Restrained, smoldering longing in dim corridors and late-night streets matches the song's composed ache.
- Lost in Translation (2003): Hushed, hazy nocturnal intimacy and unspoken yearning in a glowing city.
- Carol (2015): Elegant, restrained devotion with a love that feels both irresistible and risky.
- Moonlight (2016): Tender, aching desire expressed quietly, with deep vulnerability beneath a cool surface.
- Blade Runner (1982): Neon-lit, rainy, sultry noir with a saxophone-tinged romantic melancholy.
- Mad Men (2007): Stylish, smoky sophistication masking longing and romantic disappointment.
- Normal People (2020): Intense, all-consuming devotion and the pain of loving someone you can't hold onto.
- Killing Eve (2018): Obsessive attraction played with chic, composed intensity across glamorous nighttime cities.
