Similar to The End of Us
The Lies She Loved
Original: 嘘を愛する女
“Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer.”
- Released
- 20 Jan 2018
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Kazuhito Nakae
The Lies She Loved (2018) shares a 18% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. Yukari Kawahara works at a drink manufacturer.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The Lies She Loved (2018) lists 2 genres — Drama, Mystery — and 1 of them overlap with The End of Us (50%). 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, The Lies She Loved (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 The Lies She Loved an average of 7.2 / 10 across 14 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 6.4 / 10 (1.0K 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 3.25 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 4.0 — 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
The Lies She Loved — released on 20 Jan 2018, running 1h 58m, in Japanese.
Direction & writing
Directed by Kazuhito Nakae. Written by Kazuhito Nakae, Nozomi Kondo.
On screen
Behind the camera
- Produced by
- Koichi Murakami, Daisuke Tôyama, Hisashi Usui
FAQ
Is The Lies She Loved similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The Lies She Loved a 18% 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 The Lies She Loved released?
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The Lies She Loved was released in 2018 and runs 1h 58m.
How is The Lies She Loved rated?
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The Lies She Loved holds 7.2 / 10 on TMDB (14 votes) and 6.4 / 10 on IMDb (1.0K votes).
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