Similar to The End of Us
Handsome Devil
Follow the crowd, or follow your heart?
- Released
- 15 Feb 2017
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- English
- Director
- John Butler
Handsome Devil (2017) shares a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Drama, Comedy. A music-mad 16-year-old outcast at a rugby-mad boarding school forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Handsome Devil (2017) lists 2 genres — Drama, Comedy — 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, Handsome Devil (2017) 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 Handsome Devil an average of 7.0 / 10 across 610 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.0 / 10 (18.7K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 9.1 — 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
Handsome Devil — released on 15 Feb 2017, running 1h 35m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by John Butler. Written by John Butler.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Handsome Devil similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Handsome Devil 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 Handsome Devil released?
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Handsome Devil was released in 2017 and runs 1h 35m.
How is Handsome Devil rated?
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Handsome Devil holds 7.0 / 10 on TMDB (610 votes) and 7.0 / 10 on IMDb (18.7K votes).
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