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Similar to The End of Us

I Want You Back

Their exes have moved on. They haven't.

6.3TMDB / 106.5IMDb / 1027%Match open_in_newOfficial site
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

27%

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

Charlie Day
Jenny Slate
Scott Eastwood
Gina Rodriguez
Manny Jacinto

Studios

The Safran Company
Amazon Studios
The Walk-Up Company
Big Indie Pictures

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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