Similar to The End of Us
Cargo
The future is fragile.
- Released
- 6 Oct 2017
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Ben Howling
Cargo (2017) shares a 13% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Pandemic. After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Cargo (2017) lists 3 genres — Drama, Thriller, Horror — 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
- circlePandemic
Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, Cargo (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 Cargo an average of 6.4 / 10 across 1.6K votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.3 / 10 (52.3K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 17.1 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Cargo — released on 6 Oct 2017, running 1h 45m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Ben Howling.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Cargo similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Cargo 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 Cargo released?
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Cargo was released in 2017 and runs 1h 45m.
How is Cargo rated?
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Cargo holds 6.4 / 10 on TMDB (1.6K votes) and 6.3 / 10 on IMDb (52.3K votes).
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