Similar to The End of Us
Tainted Souls
Original: Il contagio
“The lives of the tenants of a lower-class apartment building in the outskirts intersect on a backdrop of crime, drug dealing, confused feelings and tainted relationships, in a lucid portrait of contemporary Rome.”
- Released
- 28 Sep 2017
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Language
- Italian
- Director
- Matteo Botrugno
Tainted Souls (2017) shares a 19% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. The lives of the tenants of a lower-class apartment building in the outskirts intersect on a backdrop of crime, drug dealing, confused feelings and tainted relationships, in a lucid portrait of contemporary Rome.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
Tainted Souls (2017) lists 1 genre — Drama — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (100%). 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, Tainted Souls (2017) 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 Tainted Souls an average of 6.1 / 10 across 46 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.0 / 10 (294 votes). Comparing the two platforms tells you whether the film resonates more with cinephiles or general viewers.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 2.6 — 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
Tainted Souls — released on 28 Sep 2017, running 1h 50m, in Italian.
Direction & writing
Directed by Matteo Botrugno.
On screen
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FAQ
Is Tainted Souls similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates Tainted Souls a 19% 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 Tainted Souls released?
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Tainted Souls was released in 2017 and runs 1h 50m.
How is Tainted Souls rated?
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Tainted Souls holds 6.1 / 10 on TMDB (46 votes) and 6.0 / 10 on IMDb (294 votes).
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