Similar to The End of Us
The Breaking Ice
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“In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift.”
- Released
- 22 Aug 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Language
- Mandarin
- Director
- Anthony Chen
The Breaking Ice (2023) shares a 20% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The Breaking Ice (2023) lists 1 genre — Drama — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). 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, The Breaking Ice (2023) 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 The Breaking Ice an average of 6.3 / 10 across 3 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.5 / 10 (1.5K 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 3.44 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 3.2 — 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
The Breaking Ice — released on 22 Aug 2023, running 1h 37m, in Mandarin.
Direction & writing
Directed by Anthony Chen. Written by Anthony Chen.
On screen
Behind the camera
- Music
- Kin Leonn
- Cinematography
- Jing-Pin Yu
- Produced by
- Anthony Chen, Meng Xie
FAQ
Is The Breaking Ice similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The Breaking Ice a 20% 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 The Breaking Ice released?
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The Breaking Ice was released in 2023 and runs 1h 37m.
How is The Breaking Ice rated?
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The Breaking Ice holds 6.3 / 10 on TMDB (3 votes) and 6.5 / 10 on IMDb (1.5K votes).
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