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Similar to The End of Us

The Late Bloomer

Based on the (Mostly) True Story of the 30-Year-old Who Just Hit Puberty.

5.5TMDB / 105.2IMDb / 1045%Match
Released
7 Oct 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
English
Director
Kevin Pollak

The Late Bloomer (2016) shares a 45% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. A sex therapist goes through puberty after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland.

Why it matches The End of Us

Shared genres

The Late Bloomer (2016) lists 3 genres — Comedy, Drama, Romance — and 3 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.

Overlapping themes

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Overall match score

45%

With 1 overlapping theme and 3 shared genres, The Late Bloomer (2016) lands in the mid-range 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 Late Bloomer an average of 5.5 / 10 across 319 votes.

IMDb audience score

IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.2 / 10 (11.0K 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 2.14 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.

Popularity signal

Current TMDB popularity index: 10.1 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.

The film in context

Where it sits

The Late Bloomer — released on 7 Oct 2016, running 1h 30m, in English.

Direction & writing

Directed by Kevin Pollak. Written by Ken Baker.

On screen

Charlotte McKinney
Johnny Simmons
Blake Cooper
Kumail Nanjiani
Beck Bennett

Studios

Ineffable Pictures
Millennium Media
Eclectic Pictures

FAQ

Is The Late Bloomer similar to The End of Us?

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Our engine rates The Late Bloomer a 45% 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 The Late Bloomer released?

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The Late Bloomer was released in 2016 and runs 1h 30m.

How is The Late Bloomer rated?

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The Late Bloomer holds 5.5 / 10 on TMDB (319 votes) and 5.2 / 10 on IMDb (11.0K votes).

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