Films and TV shows that feel like House Of Balloons / Glass Table Girls by The Weeknd
A seductive, numbing after-party spiral where hedonism masks emptiness, and the comedown is already looming in the glow of the night.
- Spring Breakers (2013): A neon-drenched, hypnotic descent into hedonism with a dreamy, numb, menacing undertow.
- Euphoria (2019): Glittering, drug-hazed nights and teenage emptiness, with The Weeknd's own orbit all over it.
- Enter the Void (2010): A pulsing, psychedelic trip through neon nightlife and the dark side of pleasure.
- Drive (2011): Same year, same cool, synth-lit nocturnal mood with violence simmering beneath the surface.
- The Neon Demon (2016): Glossy, seductive, predatory nightlife where beauty and decay are inseparable.
- Trainspotting (1996): Euphoric highs curdling into the grim reality of addiction and the comedown.
- The Idol (2023): Toxic, sleazy, luxurious nights of fame, manipulation and excess.
- Kids (1995): Raw, amoral youth drifting through a night of drugs and consequence.
