Films and TV shows that feel like The Heart Wants What It Wants by Selena Gomez
A quiet, aching confession of helpless longing that feels both intimate and resigned.
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Both capture the painful beauty of clinging to a love you know is unhealthy.
- (500) Days of Summer (2009): A nonlinear romance that mirrors the song’s mix of hope and resignation.
- Blue Valentine (2010): An intimate, raw portrait of love that’s both intoxicating and self‑destructive.
- The Fault in Our Stars (2014): Teen love fraught with inevitability and a yearning that feels beyond the characters’ control.
- Normal People (2020): A TV series about quiet, aching desire and the push‑pull of two hearts that can’t quite let go.
- Skins (2007): The show’s raw teenage emotional honesty aligns with the song’s vulnerable confession.
- Love, Simon (2018): A coming‑of‑age love story that balances sweet hope with the fear of exposing one’s heart.