Similar to The End of Us
Sing Street
Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band.
- Released
- 11 Mar 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Language
- English
- Director
- John Carney
Sing Street (2016) shares a 30% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Comedy, Romance, Drama. A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Sing Street (2016) lists 4 genres — Comedy, Romance, Drama, Music — and 3 of them overlap with The End of Us (75%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 3 shared genres, Sing Street (2016) 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 Sing Street an average of 7.9 / 10 across 2.1K votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.9 / 10 (107.5K 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 4.02 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 15.2 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Sing Street — released on 11 Mar 2016, running 1h 46m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by John Carney. Written by Simon Carmody.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Sing Street similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Sing Street a 30% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it in the middle of our catalogue of similar films.
When was Sing Street released?
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Sing Street was released in 2016 and runs 1h 46m.
How is Sing Street rated?
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Sing Street holds 7.9 / 10 on TMDB (2.1K votes) and 7.9 / 10 on IMDb (107.5K votes).
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