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Similar to The End of Us

The Moon

Original: 더 문

Only one astronaut is left stranded on the moon

6.0TMDB / 105.8IMDb / 1012%Match
Released
2 Aug 2023
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
Korean
Director
Kim Yong-hwa

The Moon (2023) shares a 12% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Isolation. In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.

Why it matches The End of Us

Shared genres

The Moon (2023) lists 3 genres — Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (33%). 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

12%

With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, The Moon (2023) 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 Moon an average of 6.0 / 10 across 12 votes.

IMDb audience score

IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.8 / 10 (10.2K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.

Popularity signal

Current TMDB popularity index: 14.4 — 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 Moon — released on 2 Aug 2023, running 2h 9m, in Korean.

Direction & writing

Directed by Kim Yong-hwa. Written by Kim Yong-hwa.

On screen

Sul Kyung-gu
Do Kyung-soo
Kim Hee-ae
Jo Han-chul
Amy Aleha

Studios

Blaad Studios
CJ ENM
CJ ENM Studios

FAQ

Is The Moon similar to The End of Us?

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Our engine rates The Moon a 12% 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 Moon released?

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The Moon was released in 2023 and runs 2h 9m.

How is The Moon rated?

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The Moon holds 6.0 / 10 on TMDB (12 votes) and 5.8 / 10 on IMDb (10.2K votes).

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