Similar to The End of Us
Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me
Your Government Loves You… Especially When You're Dead.
- Released
- 21 Aug 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Language
- English
- Director
- Adam Lippe
Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me (2020) shares a 9% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Quarantine. On the hottest day of the year, an unknown virus spreads throughout inner-city Philadelphia.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me (2020) lists 5 genres — Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Animation, Thriller — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (20%). 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, Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me (2020) 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 Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me an average of 10.0 / 10 across 1 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 3.4 / 10 (82 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 1.8 — 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
Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me — released on 21 Aug 2020, running 1h 42m, in English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Adam Lippe. Written by Adam Lippe.
On screen
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Our engine rates Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me a 9% 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 Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me released?
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Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me was released in 2020 and runs 1h 42m.
How is Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me rated?
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Wait, Wait, Don't Kill Me holds 10.0 / 10 on TMDB (1 votes) and 3.4 / 10 on IMDb (82 votes).
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