Similar to The End of Us
Appropriate Behavior
“Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.”
- Released
- 14 Mar 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Language
- Persian, English
- Director
- Desiree Akhavan
Appropriate Behavior (2015) shares a 43% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Appropriate Behavior (2015) lists 3 genres — Comedy, Drama, Romance — and 3 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). That multi-genre overlap is why the engine flagged this one above single-genre matches.
Overlapping themes
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Overall match score
With 1 overlapping theme and 3 shared genres, Appropriate Behavior (2015) lands in the mid-range 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 Appropriate Behavior an average of 6.4 / 10 across 79 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.5 / 10 (5.1K votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 6.1 — 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
Appropriate Behavior — released on 14 Mar 2015, running 1h 30m, in Persian, English.
Direction & writing
Directed by Desiree Akhavan. Written by Desiree Akhavan.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Appropriate Behavior similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Appropriate Behavior a 43% thematic match with The End of Us, weighted 60% on shared keywords and 40% on shared genres. That places it in the middle of our catalogue of similar films.
When was Appropriate Behavior released?
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Appropriate Behavior was released in 2015 and runs 1h 30m.
How is Appropriate Behavior rated?
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Appropriate Behavior holds 6.4 / 10 on TMDB (79 votes) and 6.5 / 10 on IMDb (5.1K votes).
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