Similar to The End of Us
Given
Original: 映画 ギヴン
A story of a certain summer.
- Released
- 22 Aug 2020
- Runtime
- 1h
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Hikaru Yamaguchi
Given (2020) shares a 19% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. The relationship between a band's bassist, their drummer, and the drummer’s roommate and ex-boyfriend, who is a professional violinist.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Given (2020) lists 4 genres — Animation, Drama, Music, 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
- circleRelationship
Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 2 shared genres, Given (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 Given an average of 8.3 / 10 across 363 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.7 / 10 (3.3K 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 3.61 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 11.9 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Given — released on 22 Aug 2020, running 1h, in Japanese.
Direction & writing
Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi. Written by Yuniko Ayana.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Given similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Given a 19% 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 Given released?
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Given was released in 2020 and runs 1h.
How is Given rated?
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Given holds 8.3 / 10 on TMDB (363 votes) and 7.7 / 10 on IMDb (3.3K votes).
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