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Similar to The End of Us

The Lighthouse

There is enchantment in the light.

7.5TMDB / 107.4IMDb / 109%Match open_in_newOfficial site
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

9%

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

Robert Pattinson
Willem Dafoe
Valeriia Karaman
Logan Hawkes
Kyla Nicolle

Studios

A24
RT Features
New Regency Pictures
Parts and Labor
Maiden Voyage Pictures

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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