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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.”

6.3TMDB / 106.5IMDb / 1020%Match
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

20%

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

Dongyu Zhou
Haoran Liu
Chuxiao Qu
Ruguang Wei
Baisha Liu

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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