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