Similar to The End of Us
Waves
Love is patient.
- Released
- 15 Nov 2019
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Trey Edward Shults
Waves (2019) shares a 27% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Romance, Drama. A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Waves (2019) lists 2 genres — Romance, Drama — and 2 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overall match score
With 0 overlapping themes and 2 shared genres, Waves (2019) 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 Waves an average of 7.4 / 10 across 567 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.5 / 10 (37.9K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 13.5 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Waves — released on 15 Nov 2019, running 2h 15m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Written by Trey Edward Shults.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Waves similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Waves a 27% 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 Waves released?
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Waves was released in 2019 and runs 2h 15m.
How is Waves rated?
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Waves holds 7.4 / 10 on TMDB (567 votes) and 7.5 / 10 on IMDb (37.9K votes).
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