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Similar to The End of Us

The Worst Person in the World

Original: Verdens verste menneske

“The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a rea…”

7.5TMDB / 107.7IMDb / 1040%Match open_in_newOfficial site
Released
13 Oct 2021
Runtime
2h 8m
Language
Norwegian
Director
Joachim Trier

The Worst Person in the World (2021) shares a 40% thematic match with The End of Us, overlapping on Drama, Comedy, Romance. The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a rea…

Why it matches The End of Us

Shared genres

The Worst Person in the World (2021) lists 3 genres — Drama, Comedy, 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.

Overall match score

40%

With 0 overlapping themes and 3 shared genres, The Worst Person in the World (2021) 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 The Worst Person in the World an average of 7.5 / 10 across 1.0K votes.

IMDb audience score

IMDb — a broader, mainstream audience — rates it 7.7 / 10 (126.3K 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 4.12 / 5. Letterboxd tends to reward atmosphere and craft over spectacle.

Popularity signal

Current TMDB popularity index: 23.1 — moderately tracked. Popularity is a rolling weekly signal, so it reflects present-day discovery, not historical footprint.

The film in context

Where it sits

The Worst Person in the World — released on 13 Oct 2021, running 2h 8m, in Norwegian.

Direction & writing

Directed by Joachim Trier. Written by Eskil Vogt.

On screen

Renate Reinsve
Anders Danielsen Lie
Herbert Nordrum
Hans Olav Brenner
Helene Bjørneby

Studios

Oslo Pictures
Snowglobe
MK2 Films
Film i Väst
B-Reel Films
ARTE France Cinéma

FAQ

Is The Worst Person in the World similar to The End of Us?

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Our engine rates The Worst Person in the World a 40% 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 The Worst Person in the World released?

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The Worst Person in the World was released in 2021 and runs 2h 8m.

How is The Worst Person in the World rated?

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The Worst Person in the World holds 7.5 / 10 on TMDB (1.0K votes) and 7.7 / 10 on IMDb (126.3K votes).

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