Similar to The End of Us
Despite the Night
Original: Malgré la nuit
“We enter the film like into a dream. Paris.”
- Released
- 11 Oct 2015
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Language
- English, French
- Director
- Philippe Grandrieux
Despite the Night (2015) shares a 17% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. We enter the film like into a dream. Paris.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Despite the Night (2015) lists 3 genres — Horror, Drama, Mystery — 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
With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, Despite the Night (2015) 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 Despite the Night an average of 6.3 / 10 across 17 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.7 / 10 (640 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Letterboxd community
The indie-leaning Letterboxd community rates it 3.77 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 2.4 — 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
Despite the Night — released on 11 Oct 2015, running 2h 36m, in English, French.
Direction & writing
Directed by Philippe Grandrieux. Written by John-Henry Butterworth.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Despite the Night similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Despite the Night a 17% 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 Despite the Night released?
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Despite the Night was released in 2015 and runs 2h 36m.
How is Despite the Night rated?
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Despite the Night holds 6.3 / 10 on TMDB (17 votes) and 5.7 / 10 on IMDb (640 votes).
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