Similar to The End of Us
The Lighthouse
There is enchantment in the light.
- Released
- 18 Oct 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Robert Eggers
The Lighthouse (2019) shares a 9% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Isolation. Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The Lighthouse (2019) lists 4 genres — Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (25%). 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, The Lighthouse (2019) 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 The Lighthouse an average of 7.5 / 10 across 4.4K votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.4 / 10 (300.9K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 22.0 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
The Lighthouse — released on 18 Oct 2019, running 1h 49m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Robert Eggers. Written by Robert Eggers.
On screen
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FAQ
Is The Lighthouse similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The Lighthouse a 9% 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 The Lighthouse released?
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The Lighthouse was released in 2019 and runs 1h 49m.
How is The Lighthouse rated?
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The Lighthouse holds 7.5 / 10 on TMDB (4.4K votes) and 7.4 / 10 on IMDb (300.9K votes).
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