Films and TV shows that feel like The Hills by The Weeknd
A nocturnal, hedonistic spiral of toxic desire, secrecy and numbness, where intimacy is a booty call and the high never quite fills the emptiness.
- Uncut Gems (2019): A frantic, self-destructive spiral of excess and compulsion, with The Weeknd himself appearing in it.
- Euphoria (2019): Neon-soaked nights, addiction and toxic love drenched in moody synth-heavy atmosphere.
- Nightcrawler (2014): Predatory LA after dark, cold ambition and moral emptiness.
- Drive (2011): Brooding neon-lit LA with seductive, menacing undercurrents.
- Spring Breakers (2013): Hazy, hedonistic excess that curdles into something dangerous.
- The Idol (2023): Toxic fame, manipulative desire and LA nightlife, co-created by The Weeknd.
- Starry Eyes (2014): A dark underbelly of Hollywood ambition and self-destruction.
- Californication (2007): Sex, drugs and infidelity in a dissolute LA, with a vein of weary self-loathing.