Similar to The End of Us
The World of Us
Original: 우리들
Close-up on children's world, seemingly simple but full of emotional turbulence.
- Released
- 16 Jun 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Language
- Korean
- Director
- Yoon Ga-eun
The World of Us (2016) shares a 19% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Relationship. A bullied girl becomes friends with a new kid during a break, but when classes start up again, their new friendship is nearly ruined when the bullying continues.
Why it matches The End of Us
Shared genres
The World of Us (2016) 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, The World of Us (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 The World of Us an average of 7.4 / 10 across 39 votes.
IMDb audience score
IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.5 / 10 (1.3K 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 3.99 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.
Popularity signal
Current TMDB popularity index: 4.2 — 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 World of Us — released on 16 Jun 2016, running 1h 35m, in Korean.
Direction & writing
Directed by Yoon Ga-eun. Written by Yoon Ga-eun.
On screen
Behind the camera
- Produced by
- Lee Chang-dong, Young-Wook Kim, Kim Se-hun
FAQ
Is The World of Us similar to The End of Us?
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Our engine rates The World of Us 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 The World of Us released?
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The World of Us was released in 2016 and runs 1h 35m.
How is The World of Us rated?
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The World of Us holds 7.4 / 10 on TMDB (39 votes) and 7.5 / 10 on IMDb (1.3K votes).
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