Similar to The End of Us
Only
“After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all of the women in the world, a young couple's relationship is severely tested.”
- Released
- 6 Mar 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Takashi Doscher
Only (2020) shares a 21% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Pandemic. After a comet releases a mysterious virus that begins to kill all of the women in the world, a young couple's relationship is severely tested.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Only (2020) lists 4 genres — Science Fiction, Drama, Action, Romance — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (50%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overlapping themes
- circlePandemic
Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 2 shared genres, Only (2020) 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 Only an average of 5.5 / 10 across 107 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.1 / 10 (4.1K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 6.9 — under the radar. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Only — released on 6 Mar 2020, running 1h 38m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Takashi Doscher. Written by Takashi Doscher.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Only similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Only a 21% 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 Only released?
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Only was released in 2020 and runs 1h 38m.
How is Only rated?
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Only holds 5.5 / 10 on TMDB (107 votes) and 5.1 / 10 on IMDb (4.1K votes).
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