Similar to The End of Us
Viral
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- Released
- 18 Feb 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Henry Joost
Viral (2016) shares a 13% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Quarantine. Following the outbreak of a virus that wipes out the majority of the human population, a young woman documents her family's new life in quarantine and tries to protect her infected…
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Viral (2016) lists 3 genres — Drama, Horror, Science Fiction — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (33%). 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
With 1 overlapping theme and 1 shared genre, Viral (2016) 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 Viral an average of 5.6 / 10 across 460 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 5.5 / 10 (11.2K 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 2.47 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 12.4 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.
The film in context
Where it sits
Viral — released on 18 Feb 2016, running 1h 26m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Henry Joost.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Viral similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Viral a 13% 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 Viral released?
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Viral was released in 2016 and runs 1h 26m.
How is Viral rated?
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Viral holds 5.6 / 10 on TMDB (460 votes) and 5.5 / 10 on IMDb (11.2K votes).
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