"At Seventeen" has been a popular choice for film and television soundtracks. It was played in the 2001 film "Scotland, PA", an adaptation of the Shakespeare play "Macbeth". The character Donald Duncan, portrayed by Geoff Dunsworth, is shown listening to the single in a scene Professor Jennifer Drouin interpreted as indicative of his queer identity. The song can be heard in the background of a scene in the 2004 film "Mean Girls". Some critics felt it represented the character Janice, who has the same first name as the singer. Liz Lemon (portrayed by Tina Fey) performed a karaoke version of "At Seventeen" in a season one episode of "30 Rock". "The A.V. Club"'s Erik Adams described the scene as a callback to Fey's work on "Mean Girls". "At Seventeen" was included in the 2013 film "Blood Ties". Stephen Holden, writing for "The New York Times", criticized the song's placement in the film, and believed it belonged in "a softer and gentler movie" instead. It is also featured in the first season of "The End of the F***ing World", the fifth season of "The Blacklist", and in anti-bullying advertisements.