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The World's End

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
280K
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Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Simon Pegg, and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
280K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,366
486
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    • Director
      • Edgar Wright
    • Writers
      • Simon Pegg
      • Edgar Wright
    • Stars
      • Simon Pegg
      • Nick Frost
      • Martin Freeman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Edgar Wright
    • Writers
      • Simon Pegg
      • Edgar Wright
    • Stars
      • Simon Pegg
      • Nick Frost
      • Martin Freeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 551User reviews
    • 446Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 28 nominations

    Videos3

    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    International Trailer
    A Guide to the Films of Edgar Wright
    Clip 2:17
    A Guide to the Films of Edgar Wright
    "Director at Work" Featurette
    Featurette 3:10
    "Director at Work" Featurette

    Photos120

    Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, Simon Pegg, and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
    Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine and Rosamund Pike in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, and Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, and Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, and Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Nick Frost, Eddie Marsan, and Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Simon Pegg in The World's End (2013)
    Martin Freeman and Edgar Wright in The World's End (2013)
    Edgar Wright in The World's End (2013)

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    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Gary King
    Nick Frost
    Nick Frost
    • Andy Knightley
    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • Oliver Chamberlain
    Rosamund Pike
    Rosamund Pike
    • Sam Chamberlain
    Thomas Law
    Thomas Law
    • Young Gary
    Zachary Bailess
    • Young Andy
    Jasper Levine
    • Young Steven
    James Tarpey
    • Young Peter
    Luke Bromley
    Luke Bromley
    • Young Oliver
    Sophie Evans
    • Becky Salt
    Samantha White
    Samantha White
    • Erika Leekes
    Rose Reynolds
    Rose Reynolds
    • Tracy Benson
    Richard Hadfield
    • Young Shane
    Flora Slorach
    • Young Sam
    Francesca Reidie
    • Teenage Twins
    Charlotte Reidie
    Charlotte Reidie
    • Teenage Twins
    Pierce Brosnan
    Pierce Brosnan
    • Guy Shepherd
    David Bradley
    David Bradley
    • Basil
    • Director
      • Edgar Wright
    • Writers
      • Simon Pegg
      • Edgar Wright
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Felicity, Andy's assistant from the start of the film, is named after a young woman from Stockport, called Fliss, who tragically passed away. She was a massive Simon Pegg fan and he had sent her signed pictures at the request of her dad when she was ill. She passed before she could receive them. When Simon Pegg found out, he wrote the character into the movie in her memory.
    • Goofs
      When Gary crosses off the tenth pub on the map, the figure of the "modern art" statue can be seen on the map just below the second and third pubs. But since this is the same map he used for the original crawl, before The Network arrived, and since the statue is apparently part of The Network, it should not appear on the map. It is also apparent that the statue was not there at the time of the original Golden Mile since they wonder about what it is when they pass it earlier in the night.
    • Quotes

      Oliver Chamberlain: WTF, Gary. WTF.

      Gary King: What the fuck does WTF mean?

      Peter Page: [getting out the cubicle] What the fuck?

      Gary King: Ooohh yeah!

    • Crazy credits
      People going to see the film at the Broadway Cinema in Letchworth, the location for the outside of The Mermaid, were shown a short clip beforehand featuring Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost, welcoming them to the cinema and hoping they enjoyed watching it from inside one of the filming locations.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: The World's End (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Summer's Magic
      (Luc Aulivier, Jacques Charriere, Serge Danot, Alain Legrand, Mark Summers)

      Performed by Mark Summers

      Courtesy of Island Records Ltd

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

    User reviews551

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    Top review
    8/10
    Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright has been one of the biggest success stories of British cinema of the past decade.
    The movie-making team of Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright has been one of the biggest success stories of British cinema of the past decade. With "Shaun of the Dead" (2004) and "Hot Fuzz" (2007), the trio demonstrated originality, ingenuity, and most significantly, capable of drawing a large, appreciative audience. Now they're back with the long-awaited third movie of what's become unofficially known as the "Cornetto trilogy." Like it's predecessors, director Edgar Wright loves paying homage to American cinema; "Shaun" pays its respects to George Romero, "Fuzz" nods its head to over the top action, buddy flicks, and "World's End" takes a page from our classic American sci-fi films.

    In "The World's End," 20 years after attempting an epic pub-crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell-bent on trying the drinking marathon once again. Once convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year- old man trapped in the mindset of his mid 20's, drags his reluctant friends back to their hometown, and once again attempt to reach the fabled pub - The World's End.

    "The World's End" plays on the notion that any time you return to your old stomping grounds, changes are inevitable. Upon returning to their small town roots—a place so boring it boasts about having the first roundabout in all of England—the crew notices that things are a little strange. As it turns out, the town residents are now blue- blooded alien robots. Pretty soon, the group of friends find they are not only fighting to recapture who they once were, but to preserve who they are.

    "The World's End" follows similar thematic and structural paths as the other films in the trilogy. While it is definitely intended as a satirical spoof on one level, it also works just as well as a fully functional sci-fi story. You have elements of body snatching, invasions, and more than a few overt nods to John Carpenter's classic "They Live" (1998), in the way the aliens integrate into their society and take over. It's satire in such a loving fashion that it comes across as infectiously charming.

    If there is anything to criticize here, maybe it's that the genre is a bit more skewered and less defined than in its predecessors. However, "The World's End" does cap an unofficial trilogy, and the grievance is overly critical given the nature of the movies. Long-time fans of the trilogy will appreciate the reversal of roles, casting Pegg as the selfish screw-up, and Frost as the one who has it together. This allows Pegg to fully unleash his gift for gab, and for Frost to show off his considerable skill for physical comedy.

    With great gags, better fights, and fan pleasing cameos, "The World's End" is exactly the sort of British-accented, genre-blending pleasure we've come to expect from its creative trio, and we can only anticipate to what the future holds.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 23, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Focus Features (United States)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ngày Tàn Của Thế Giới
    • Filming locations
      • The Cork Public House, Welwyn Garden City, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Focus Features
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,004,851
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,811,790
      • Aug 25, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,091,271
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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