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Name: World War Z
Director: Marc Forster
Genre: action, horror, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 7

World War Z has an iRankMovies score of 67.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

World War Z (2013)

There will come a day when the world we know will end.

Release:2013

Runtime:1h 56m

Country:United States

Director:Marc Forster

Language:English

Genre

ActionHorrorScience Fiction

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Keywords

Philadelphia PennsylvaniaNew JerseyBased On Novel Or BookdystopiaJerusalemEnd Of The Worldapocalypse zombie

iRank68

World War Z rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7/10· 778K votes

Rotten Tomatoes67%

Metacritic63%

TMDb6.832/10· 17K votes

With 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 63/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About World War Z

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.

Cast of World War Z

Brad Pitt
as Gerry Lane
Mireille Enos
as Karen Lane
Daniella Kertesz
as Segen
James Badge Dale
as Captain Speke
Ludi Boeken
as Jurgen Warmbrunn
Matthew Fox
as Parajumper
Fana Mokoena
as Thierry Umutoni
David Morse
as Ex-CIA Agent
Elyes Gabel
as Andrew Fassbach
Sterling Jerins
as Constance Lane
Peter Capaldi
as W.H.O. Doctor
Pierfrancesco Favino
as W.H.O. Doctor

World War Z facts

Budget: $200M
Box office: $531.9M
Collection: World War Z Collection

Our take on World War Z

Marc Forster's 2013 outbreak thriller trades slow-burn dread for globe-trotting scale, following former UN investigator Gerry Lane as a mysterious infection turns whole populations into rampaging hordes. It plays less like traditional horror than a relentless action puzzle, chasing the source of the plague across continents while civilization buckles. The mindless-zombie menace here favors overwhelming numbers and momentum over gore, so squeamish viewers may find it more tense than gruesome. If you want a fast, high-stakes disaster story with a grounded lead and a race-against-collapse structure, it delivers. Fans wanting character depth or a quiet apocalypse should look elsewhere; this one keeps moving.

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