Similar to The End of Us
God's Own Country
“A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.”
- Released
- 1 Sep 2017
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- English, Romanian
- Director
- Francis Lee
God's Own Country (2017) shares a 29% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Isolation. A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
God's Own Country (2017) lists 2 genres — Romance, Drama — 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.
Overlapping themes
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Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 2 shared genres, God's Own Country (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 God's Own Country an average of 7.8 / 10 across 823 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.6 / 10 (40.9K 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 3.98 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 15.1 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
God's Own Country — released on 1 Sep 2017, running 1h 45m, in English, Romanian.
Direction & writing
Directed by Francis Lee. Written by Francis Lee.
On screen
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FAQ
Is God's Own Country similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates God's Own Country a 29% 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 God's Own Country released?
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God's Own Country was released in 2017 and runs 1h 45m.
How is God's Own Country rated?
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God's Own Country holds 7.8 / 10 on TMDB (823 votes) and 7.6 / 10 on IMDb (40.9K votes).
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