Films and TV shows that feel like With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles

A warm, communal anthem about leaning on friends, admitting you're a bit lost and finding that togetherness and love carry you through.

1. The Wonder Years (1988): Joe Cocker's cover of this song is its theme, and it's all about growing up with friends in the late 60s.
2. Across the Universe (2007): A musical built from Beatles songs, following friends finding love and each other in the 1960s.
3. Stand by Me (1986): Four boys lean on each other through a formative summer, the song's friendship at its most poignant.
4. Almost Famous (2000): A young outsider finds a surrogate family in a band, with that warm, singalong 70s rock spirit.
5. Yesterday (2019): A feel-good love letter to the Beatles and the friends who stand by a struggling musician.
6. Dazed and Confused (1993): A carefree, friend-filled last day of school soundtracked by classic rock.
7. Freaks and Geeks (1999): Awkward teens getting by with the help of their misfit friends, tender and funny.
8. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987): 1960s setting where music and camaraderie lift spirits in hard times.