World War Z

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World War Z

PG-13

2013

1h 55m

Horror

Action

Adventure

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When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single bite, is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread.

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Critics Consensus

It's uneven and diverges from the source book, but World War Z still brings smart, fast-moving thrills and a solid performance from Brad Pitt to the zombie genre.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/07/2017

C+

While the 3D effect helped increase the intensity of the film, I can only hope a sequel will fill in some of the story that is dangling in some areas.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

09/05/2017

3/5

Scrape off all that spectacle and it's pretty non-original stuff.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

04/23/2015

B

It's actually quite remarkable this movie turned out even remotely good, considering the horrendous production reports and the reshooting of the entire last act.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 31

2.5/4

Imagine Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion recast with zombies instead of Gwyneth Paltrow.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/19/2024

A-

Marco Beltrami’s score is excellent for the genre and the environment he’s given to work with...

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

09/20/2023

4/5

Successfully captures the fragmented and anthological nature of the source material, with the scope and scale managing to deliver exciting sequences not often seen in low-budget zombie fare.

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Bill from Winchester

09/29/2024

Cool movie about zombies. Brad Pitt was good as the main role. Lots of gore and violence so not recommended for younger viewers.

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Matthew H

@Hendy2013 1d

Such a blast of a zombie movie

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Vera N

Jan 25

A typical story where every American runs for themselves until the end of the world - and turning it into a show - instead of just trying to stop the first three zombies.

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K G

Jan 23

A Terrific Zombie Apocolypse Movie. Marc Foster is an amazing director for this movie. I get very excited for the movies when any sort of pandemic is about to happen, where there is panic everywhere & not many can survive. I got what is meant by martial laws. Brad Pitt/Gerry is the main one who is great: he must leave his family in refuge & around the world to fight against the Zombie virus. It gets us when he can talk to his wife on a (burner) phone with their children in fear. What if he never got to meet them again? He is more than a father. What else gets us? The other people he was with along the way. Some turn to zombies in the WHO building. I wanted more zombies! I wanted to see those people turning into figures with no soul! I wanted to see those obstacles towards Gerry! The end sees this movie similar to "I Am Legend" with the vaccine finally gotten & a location for the family & other survivors in Nova Sovia. Was there hope for other areas? Let's say this one was better.

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Andrea b

@Andreu Jan 21

I think everyone is giving it a much harder time. For 2013 the visuals are good and it is one of the most original zombie movies I have personally watched. The plot is good, a lot of action, good suspense and the final reveal is so original and brings about a new point of view that hasnt been explored. The actors are really good and I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes the zombie apocalypse genre. Loved it!

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Jan 21

Obviously, it’s not amazing, but something to really appreciate is that this is basically the zombie’s genre big blockbuster. Most of them aren’t.

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Synopsis

When former U.N. investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family get stuck in urban gridlock, he senses that it's no ordinary traffic jam. His suspicions are confirmed when, suddenly, the city erupts into chaos. A lethal virus, spread through a single bite, is turning healthy people into something vicious, unthinking and feral. As the pandemic threatens to consume humanity, Gerry leads a worldwide search to find the source of the infection and, with luck, a way to halt its spread.

Director: Marc Forster
Producer: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Ian Bryce
Screenwriter: Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof, Matthew Michael Carnahan
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Latina Pictures, GK Films, Paramount, Plan B Entertainment, Plan B Films, 2DUX²
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Frightening Zombie Seq|Disturbing Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $202.4M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby

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