Similar to The End of Us
The Way We Weren't
Get ready to fall badly in love.
- Released
- 12 Feb 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Rick Hays
The Way We Weren't (2019) shares a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Comedy, Romance. Charlotte and Brandon meet online just after their previous relationships have imploded; in an effort to make themselves more appealing, they have fudged, exaggerated, re-imagined,…
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The Way We Weren't (2019) lists 2 genres — Comedy, Romance — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 2 shared genres, The Way We Weren't (2019) lands in the edge-case of our recommendation set for The End of Us. The 60/40 keyword-vs-genre weighting is what separates this score from a shared-genre coincidence.
How audiences received it
TMDB viewer rating
TMDB viewers have given The Way We Weren't an average of 5.9 / 10 across 15 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.3 / 10 (2.9K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 4.5 — under the radar. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
The Way We Weren't — released on 12 Feb 2019, running 1h 33m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Rick Hays. Written by Brian DiMuccio.
On screen
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FAQ
Is The Way We Weren't similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The Way We Weren't a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it at the edges of our catalogue of similar films.
When was The Way We Weren't released?
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The Way We Weren't was released in 2019 and runs 1h 33m.
How is The Way We Weren't rated?
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The Way We Weren't holds 5.9 / 10 on TMDB (15 votes) and 5.3 / 10 on IMDb (2.9K votes).
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