Similar to The End of Us
Time Freak
If at first you don't succeed, build a time machine.
- Released
- 9 Nov 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Director
- Andrew Bowler
Time Freak (2018) shares a 20% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Comedy, Romance. Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Time Freak (2018) lists 3 genres — Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (67%). 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, Time Freak (2018) 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 Time Freak an average of 6.6 / 10 across 420 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.8 / 10 (10.5K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Letterboxd community
The indie-leaning Letterboxd community rates it 2.52 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 11.2 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Time Freak — released on 9 Nov 2018, running 1h 44m, in English, Spanish.
Direction & writing
Directed by Andrew Bowler. Written by Andrew Bowler.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Time Freak similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Time Freak a 20% 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 Time Freak released?
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Time Freak was released in 2018 and runs 1h 44m.
How is Time Freak rated?
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Time Freak holds 6.6 / 10 on TMDB (420 votes) and 5.8 / 10 on IMDb (10.5K votes).
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