Similar to The End of Us
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus
“In a post-apocalyptic world brought on by the Coronavirus, communism runs rampant, meetings are forbidden and Christianity is illegal.”
- Released
- 15 Jan 2021
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Language
- English, German
- Director
- Joshua Wesely
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2021) shares a 11% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Pandemic. In a post-apocalyptic world brought on by the Coronavirus, communism runs rampant, meetings are forbidden and Christianity is illegal.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2021) lists 4 genres — Adventure, Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (25%). That single genre is the weakest kind of signal on its own — context below explains why the keyword overlap still matters.
Overlapping themes
- circlePandemic
Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2021) 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 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus an average of 1.8 / 10 across 22 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 1.0 / 10 (2.9K 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 1.19 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 5.0 — 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
2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus — released on 15 Jan 2021, running 1h 31m, in English, German.
Direction & writing
Directed by Joshua Wesely.
On screen
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FAQ
Is 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus a 11% 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 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus released?
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2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus was released in 2021 and runs 1h 31m.
How is 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus rated?
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2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus holds 1.8 / 10 on TMDB (22 votes) and 1.0 / 10 on IMDb (2.9K votes).
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