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World War Z

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
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7.0/10
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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
649K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
512
5
  • Director
    • Marc Forster
  • Writers
    • Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay)
    • Drew Goddard(screenplay)
    • Damon Lindelof(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Mireille Enos
    • Daniella Kertesz
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  • 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
    • 657Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 25 nominations

    Videos8

    Version 2
    Trailer 2:32
    Version 2
    U.S. Version #1
    Trailer 2:28
    U.S. Version #1
    World War Z
    Trailer 2:30
    World War Z
    Bill Murray vs. Zombies? We're Dying for 'The Dead Don't Die'
    Clip 3:12
    Bill Murray vs. Zombies? We're Dying for 'The Dead Don't Die'
    "I Can't Leave My Family"
    Clip 0:46
    "I Can't Leave My Family"
    Super Bowl Spot
    Promo 0:33
    Super Bowl Spot
    What Roles Did Brad Pitt Miss Out On?
    Video 3:40
    What Roles Did Brad Pitt Miss Out On?
    'Overlord' Cast on How to Survive a Nazi Zombie Apocalypse
    Video 2:15
    'Overlord' Cast on How to Survive a Nazi Zombie Apocalypse

    Photos289

    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 Laneas Gerry Lane
    Mireille Enos
    Mireille Enos
    • Karin Laneas Karin Lane
    Daniella Kertesz
    Daniella Kertesz
    • Segenas Segen
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Captain Spekeas Captain Speke
    Ludi Boeken
    Ludi Boeken
    • Jurgen Warmbrunnas Jurgen Warmbrunn
    Matthew Fox
    Matthew Fox
    • Parajumperas Parajumper
    Fana Mokoena
    Fana Mokoena
    • Thierry Umutonias Thierry Umutoni
    David Morse
    David Morse
    • Ex-CIA Agentas Ex-CIA Agent
    Elyes Gabel
    Elyes Gabel
    • Andrew Fassbachas Andrew Fassbach
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • W.H.O. Doctoras W.H.O. Doctor
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    • W.H.O. Doctoras W.H.O. Doctor
    Ruth Negga
    Ruth Negga
    • W.H.O. Doctoras W.H.O. Doctor
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • W.H.O. Doctoras W.H.O. Doctor
    Sterling Jerins
    Sterling Jerins
    • Constance Laneas Constance Lane
    Abigail Hargrove
    Abigail Hargrove
    • Rachel Laneas Rachel Lane
    Fabrizio Guido
    Fabrizio Guido
    • Tomasas Tomas
    • (as Fabrizio Zacharee Guido)
    David Andrews
    David Andrews
    • Naval Commanderas Naval Commander
    John Gordon Sinclair
    John Gordon Sinclair
    • Navy SEAL Commanderas Navy SEAL Commander
    • Director
      • Marc Forster
    • Writers
      • Matthew Michael Carnahan(screenplay) (screen story)
      • Drew Goddard(screenplay)
      • Damon Lindelof(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls. —Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • I can't leave my family
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Horror
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images
    • Parents guide

    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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    Top review
    5/10
    A Very Puzzling Missed Opportunity
    The story of how World War Z was made is a lot more harrowing and suspenseful than the film itself. After going way over-budget and enduing a complete revision and reshoot of the final act, WWZ wasn't exactly set up for success. Ultimately the movie is completely forgettable and uneven, but not offensively bad or objectively terrible in any sense. What struck me about it was how much of a wasted opportunity it was, given how interesting and entertaining the source material is.

    Having read the book World War Z, I could tell from the trailers for this movie that it wouldn't exactly be a faithful adaptation. I thought that the most interesting aspects of the book were its exploration of how the Zombie plague affected social and political structures across the world. Anything like that is completely ignored in the film, but I can at least understand how the filmmakers thought that those aspects wouldn't work in a single feature length movie. What I can't understand is how the filmmakers seemingly ignored the book's most obviously cinematic content. The book features a lot of setpiece action scenes, and to be fair, many of these involve world cities falling to zombie infestation and the movie does do enough to cover this. However, the book's immense battle scenes - the meat of the titular Zombie War, such as the Battle of Yonkers, nuclear war between Pakistan and Iran, Chinese civil war and massive formation combat against zombies - are completely absent. I was very surprised that they did not cover these, especially the Yonkers scene, because they would obviously fit so well into a film and the script, even as it is now, could easily be tweaked to include or at least mention them. The action that did make it into this film is very unsatisfying and obscure thanks to the restrictions of the PG-13 rating, and the narrative around is not engaging enough to really get me invested in it.

    I was also surprised at how cheap this movie looked. This film cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make, but it's hard to see where it all went on the screen. Swarms of zombies look very fake and nonthreatening, and in some cases individual zombies are computer animated, which gave me bad flashbacks to I Am Legend's awful CGI overload. Aside from the opening scenes in Philadelphia and the middle act in Jerusalem, there are no big outdoor sets. A South Korean airbase is portrayed as a series of dark rooms; too much of the movie takes place in an airline seat; there is a lot of sitting around inside of the aircraft carrier, etc. The sense of scale is very inconsistent, and this is accentuated in the bizarre final act, which was obviously the focus of the infamous reshoots as it feels like a completely separate movie. I consider myself a patient viewer, but this very long and dull scene started to bring me down after a while, and my less patient viewing audience eventually fell completely out of sync with the film and began to make fun of it at every opportunity - not really a fair criticism of the film, but it's a real issue when it can't hold an audience's attention. The final act does actually have an interesting idea at its heart, albeit one that completely doesn't connect with anything in the book, but I just didn't think it was a well executed concept. The very different style and tone of these scenes makes it feel like a completely different movie.

    Again, while there was nothing all that terrible about WWZ, I didn't think it was anything to get excited about. In other words, a perfect 5/10 movie. I wish they were more aware of the source material's potential because without the best and most cinematic aspects of the book, WWZ (the film)and WWZ (the book) only share a title and the central premise of a zombie plague, which is not an original idea in itself.
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    • Jun 24, 2013

    FAQ12

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    • Is 'World War Z' based on a book?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 21, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Malta
    • Official sites
      • Isaimini 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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