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World War Z

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
681K
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POPULARITY
210
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Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to decimate humanity itself.
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Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itsel... Read allFormer United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
681K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
210
157
  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writers
    • Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay)
    • Drew Goddard(screenplay)
    • Damon Lindelof(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Mireille Enos
    • Daniella Kertesz
  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writers
    • Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay)
    • Drew Goddard(screenplay)
    • Damon Lindelof(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Mireille Enos
    • Daniella Kertesz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 664Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 25 nominations

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    Photos276

    Peter Capaldi in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt and Daniella Kertesz in World War Z (2013)
    James Badge Dale and Michiel Huisman in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt, Grégory Fitoussi, John Gordon Sinclair, and Elyes Gabel in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt, Pierfrancesco Favino, and Daniella Kertesz in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Sterling Jerins, and Abigail Hargrove in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Sterling Jerins, and Abigail Hargrove in World War Z (2013)
    Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, and Sterling Jerins in World War Z (2013)

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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Gerry Lane
    Mireille Enos
    Mireille Enos
    • Karin Lane
    Daniella Kertesz
    Daniella Kertesz
    • Segen
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Captain Speke
    Ludi Boeken
    Ludi Boeken
    • Jurgen Warmbrunn
    Matthew Fox
    Matthew Fox
    • Parajumper
    Fana Mokoena
    Fana Mokoena
    • Thierry Umutoni
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Ex-CIA Agent
    Elyes Gabel
    Elyes Gabel
    • Andrew Fassbach
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • W.H.O. Doctor
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    • W.H.O. Doctor
    Ruth Negga
    Ruth Negga
    • W.H.O. Doctor
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • W.H.O. Doctor
    Sterling Jerins
    Sterling Jerins
    • Constance Lane
    Abigail Hargrove
    • Rachel Lane
    Fabrizio Guido
    Fabrizio Guido
    • Tomas
    • (as Fabrizio Zacharee Guido)
    David Andrews
    David Andrews
    • Naval Commander
    John Gordon Sinclair
    John Gordon Sinclair
    • Navy SEAL Commander
    • Director
      • Marc Forster
    • Writers
      • Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay) (screen story)
      • Drew Goddard(screenplay)
      • Damon Lindelof(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At the time, this was the highest-grossing film of Brad Pitt's career.
    • Goofs
      They use Iridium satellite phones indoors (inside the aircraft carrier, inside the airplane) which is not possible - they need a clear view of the sky.
    • Quotes

      Jurgen Warmbrunn: Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness, that's just human nature.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening logos are shown in dark blueish color with intense music in the background.
    • Alternate versions
      An unrated cut released on home video adds almost seven minutes of additional action and some alternate/re-edited shots.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      The 2nd Law: Isolated System
      Written by Matt Bellamy

      Performed by Muse

      Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews1.2K

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    7/10
    More Action Than Horror
    United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

    Classifying this as a "zombie" movie is much the same as calling "21 Days Later" a zombie movie. The categorization is not wrong, but kit changes what we typically think of when we mean zombies. These are not lumbering oafs. These are lightning-fast creatures that seem to have some sort of collective intelligence, like a colony of bees. Their abilities (most notably climbing walls) are foreign to what zombies are.

    Also, this should be seen as an action film first, horror film second, which seems to be the case any time Hollywood has millions of dollars to burn on a zombie film. See, for example, "I Am Legend". If you are looking to see Brad Pitt survive car accidents and plane crashes while traveling around the world (South Korea, Israel, Wales) this is a fine film. But if you want some scares or a film that embodies "survival horror", you will not get what you want.

    Probably the most clever thing about this was the referral of zombies as "rakshasa", a Hindu demon that feeds on human flesh. Maybe this has already been covered in Bollywood, but it seems that the concept is rather new here. The zombies (or infected) in this film are not actually rakshasa, but it does raise the question: where are Hindu demons in the horror film? If we can have Onibaba and other Asian creatures, why not something from a country with over one billion people? But this is a bit of a sidetrack...

    Anyway, good film if you want big budget action and Brad Pitt fighting computer-generated undead while sporting the greasiest hair since Kid Rock. Bad film if you want slow, lumbering Romero zombies. But to each his own, I guess.
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    FAQ12

    • What is 'World War Z' about?
    • Is 'World War Z' based on a book?
    • Are the zombies in the movie dead or just infected with the virus?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Malta
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Thế Chiến Z
    • Filming locations
      • Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Skydance Media
      • Hemisphere Media Capital
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $190,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $202,807,711
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $66,411,834
      • Jun 23, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $540,455,876
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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