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Similar to The End of Us

Patient Zero

“After an unprecedented global pandemic has turned the majority of humankind into violent infected beings, Morgan, a man gifted with the ability to speak the infected's new language…”

5.2TMDB / 104.6IMDb / 1011%Match
Released
14 Sep 2018
Runtime
1h 27m
Language
English
Director
Stefan Ruzowitzky

Patient Zero (2018) shares a 11% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Pandemic. After an unprecedented global pandemic has turned the majority of humankind into violent infected beings, Morgan, a man gifted with the ability to speak the infected's new language…

Why it matches The End of Us

Shared genres

Patient Zero (2018) lists 4 genres — Horror, Thriller, Action, Drama — 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

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Overall match score

11%

With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, Patient Zero (2018) 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 Patient Zero an average of 5.2 / 10 across 323 votes.

IMDb audience score

IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 4.6 / 10 (11.1K 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 2.10 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.

Popularity signal

Current TMDB popularity index: 13.2 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.

The film in context

Where it sits

Patient Zero — released on 14 Sep 2018, running 1h 27m, in English.

Direction & writing

Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky. Written by Mike Nguyen Le.

On screen

Matt Smith
Natalie Dormer
John Bradley
Clive Standen
Colin McFarlane

Studios

Vincent Newman Entertainment
Screen Gems
Destination Films

FAQ

Is Patient Zero similar to The End of Us?

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Our engine rates Patient Zero 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 Patient Zero released?

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Patient Zero was released in 2018 and runs 1h 27m.

How is Patient Zero rated?

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Patient Zero holds 5.2 / 10 on TMDB (323 votes) and 4.6 / 10 on IMDb (11.1K votes).

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