Similar to The End of Us
The Year of Spectacular Men
Quarter-life crisis. Full-on issues.
- Released
- 15 Jun 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Lea Thompson
The Year of Spectacular Men (2018) shares a 45% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. In the year after graduating college, Izzy struggles to navigate the seemingly incessant failures of adulthood, the reality of a substandard dating pool and a debilitating fear of …
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The Year of Spectacular Men (2018) lists 3 genres — Drama, Comedy, 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
With 1 overlapping theme and 3 shared genres, The Year of Spectacular Men (2018) 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 Year of Spectacular Men an average of 5.6 / 10 across 30 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.6 / 10 (2.1K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 4.6 — 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 Year of Spectacular Men — released on 15 Jun 2018, running 1h 42m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Lea Thompson. Written by Madelyn Deutch.
On screen
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FAQ
Is The Year of Spectacular Men similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The Year of Spectacular Men 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 Year of Spectacular Men released?
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The Year of Spectacular Men was released in 2018 and runs 1h 42m.
How is The Year of Spectacular Men rated?
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The Year of Spectacular Men holds 5.6 / 10 on TMDB (30 votes) and 5.6 / 10 on IMDb (2.1K votes).
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