Similar to The End of Us
I Want You Back
Their exes have moved on. They haven't.
- Released
- 10 Feb 2022
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Jason Orley
I Want You Back (2022) shares a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Comedy, Romance. Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
I Want You Back (2022) lists 2 genres — Comedy, Romance — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 2 shared genres, I Want You Back (2022) 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 I Want You Back an average of 6.3 / 10 across 263 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.5 / 10 (27.2K 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 3.20 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 8.9 — 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
I Want You Back — released on 10 Feb 2022, running 1h 57m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Jason Orley. Written by Isaac Aptaker.
On screen
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FAQ
Is I Want You Back similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates I Want You Back a 27% 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 I Want You Back released?
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I Want You Back was released in 2022 and runs 1h 57m.
How is I Want You Back rated?
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I Want You Back holds 6.3 / 10 on TMDB (263 votes) and 6.5 / 10 on IMDb (27.2K votes).
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