Similar to The End of Us
Shut In
Some fears can't be shut out.
- Released
- 11 Nov 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Farren Blackburn
Shut In (2016) shares a 13% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Isolation. A widowed child psychologist lives in an isolated existence in rural New England.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Shut In (2016) lists 2 genres — Drama, Thriller — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (50%). That single genre is the weakest kind of signal on its own — context below explains why the keyword overlap still matters.
Overlapping themes
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Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, Shut In (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 Shut In an average of 5.3 / 10 across 650 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 4.8 / 10 (15.6K 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 2.14 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 11.8 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Shut In — released on 11 Nov 2016, running 1h 31m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Farren Blackburn. Written by Christina Hodson.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Shut In similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Shut In a 13% 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 Shut In released?
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Shut In was released in 2016 and runs 1h 31m.
How is Shut In rated?
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Shut In holds 5.3 / 10 on TMDB (650 votes) and 4.8 / 10 on IMDb (15.6K votes).
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