Similar to The End of Us
Who Gets the Dog?
Breakups can be woof!
- Released
- 13 Sep 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Huck Botko
Who Gets the Dog? (2016) shares a 30% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Drama, Comedy, Romance. A couple going through a divorce squabble over custody of their beloved dog.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Who Gets the Dog? (2016) lists 4 genres — Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie — and 3 of them overlap with The End of Us (75%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 3 shared genres, Who Gets the Dog? (2016) 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 Who Gets the Dog? an average of 5.2 / 10 across 66 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 4.9 / 10 (1.7K 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 2.75 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 5.8 — 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
Who Gets the Dog? — released on 13 Sep 2016, running 1h 35m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Huck Botko. Written by Matt JL Wheeler.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Who Gets the Dog? similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Who Gets the Dog? a 30% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it in the middle of our catalogue of similar films.
When was Who Gets the Dog? released?
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Who Gets the Dog? was released in 2016 and runs 1h 35m.
How is Who Gets the Dog? rated?
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Who Gets the Dog? holds 5.2 / 10 on TMDB (66 votes) and 4.9 / 10 on IMDb (1.7K votes).
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