Series/movies that use Radiohead songs well

I just finished The Bear (Hulu) and their use of “Let Down” in the final episode was so perfect, it made me emotional.

It also made me think of other shows/movies that use Radiohead to really pack that subtle emotional punch that they do so well.

My list so far:

  • Lords of Dogtown (2015): Thom Yorke’s cover of “Wish You Were Here”
  • Waves (2019): “True Love Waits”
  • 9 Perfect Strangers (2021): “Motion Picture Soundtrack”
  • The Bear (2022): “Let Down”

What are some of your favorites to add to my list?

UPDATE: I compiled all of the suggestions so far into this list, for anybody interested (as of Dec. 2024)

  • 50/50 – High and Dry
  • 9 Perfect Strangers – Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • After Life – Let Down
  • Afterlife – Let Down
  • Black Mirror – Exit Music, Daydreaming
  • Body Problem – Karma Police
  • Captains of the World – Reckoner
  • Children of Men – Life in a Glasshouse
  • Choke – Reckoner
  • Confessions – Last Flowers
  • Countdown to Zero – Reckoner
  • Derek – Kid A, Bones
  • Dopesick – Spinning Plates
  • For All Mankind – Everything in its Right Place. For All Mankind
  • Handmaid’s Tale – Street Spirit
  • House – No Surprises
  • How I Met Your Mother – Nice Dream
  • I Origins – Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Imposters – Ciao
  • Incendies – You And Whose Army, Like Spinning Plates, I Might be Wrong
  • Inside – Pyramid Song
  • Invincible – Karma Police
  • Island President – How to Disappear Completely
  • Lennox Hill – Weird Fishes
  • Lords of Dogtown –  Wish You Were Here (Thom Yorke)
  • Ozark – Decks Dark, The Daily Mail
  • Peaky Blinders – I Might Be Wrong, Life in a Glasshouse, You and Whose, Pyramid Song, Climbing up the Wall
  • Prisoners – Codex
  • Romeo + Juliet – Exit Music, Talk Show Host
  • Scanner Darkly – Black Swan (Thom Yorke)
  • Six Feet Under – Lucky
  • The 100 – Exit Music
  • The Bear –  Let Down
  • The Creator – Everything in its Right Place
  • The Old Man – Rabbit in Your Headlights
  • The Prestige – Analyze (Thom Yorke)
  • The Sopranos – Exit Music
  • The Unforgivable – Everything in its Right Place
  • Twilight – 15 Steps
  • Vanilla Sky – Kid A, Everything In Its Right Place
  • Waves – True Love Waits
  • Westworld – Motion Picture Soundtrack, Codex
  • Yellow Jackets – Climbing up the Walls