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…”
- 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
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
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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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