Films and TV shows that feel like Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Unhurried, sophisticated and effortlessly cool, with an off-kilter pulse that makes a late-night city feel like it is swinging just slightly out of step.
- Mad Men (2007): Sharp suits, smoky rooms and Manhattan cool in the early 1960s match the song's sophisticated, detached pulse.
- Catch Me If You Can (2002): A stylish, playful early-60s cat-and-mouse caper with a jazzy, off-kilter swing.
- 'Round Midnight (1986): A tender, smoky portrait of a jazz musician in the clubs of Paris and New York.
- Ocean's Eleven (2001): Breezy, effortlessly cool ensemble charm with a lounge-jazz sensibility.
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017): Late-50s and early-60s New York clubs, wit and stylish nocturnal energy.
- Elevator to the Gallows (1958): A Miles Davis–scored noir where jazz and Paris night streets create moody, cool tension.
- Mo' Better Blues (1990): Club-bound jazz musicians, rivalry and the pull of the music itself.
- The Pink Panther (1963): Sleek, mischievous 60s sophistication with a swinging, slightly sly rhythm.
