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World War Z
2013
· Movie
· 116 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2540
- IMDb #2096
- Google retired #991
- Rotten Tomatoes #2467
- Metacritic #2234
- Letterboxd #3142
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2901
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2370
- Metacritic Critics #2120
- Metacritic Audience #2438
- Criticker #2588
- Douban #892
- Kinopoisk #2524
- AlloCiné #1980
- Trakt #1695
Every rating
39–90
out of 100
A former United Nations investigator is called back into service to help stop a global zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments. He travels the world in a race against time to find the source of the infection and a way to stop it before humanity faces total extinction.
Details
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Based on
- World War Z by Max Brooks
- Released
- 19 June 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $200.0M
- Box office
- $531.9M
- Awards
- 1 win, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →1 win from 13 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| 35th Young Artist Awards 2014 | Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Abigail Hargrove | Nominee |
| 40th Saturn Awards 2014 | Best Thriller Film | World War Z | Winner |
| Fright Meter Awards 2013 | Best Special Effects | World War Z | Nominee |
| Golden Schmoes Awards 2013 | Best Horror Movie of the Year | World War Z | Nominee |
| Golden Schmoes Awards 2013 | Biggest Surprise of the Year | World War Z | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Summer 2013 Blockbuster Trailer | World War Z | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Summer Block Buster 2013 TV Spot | World War Z | Nominee |
| Hollywood Film Awards 2013 | Hollywood Movie Award | Marc Forster | Nominee |
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40th Saturn Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Thriller Film | World War Z | Winner |
Golden Schmoes Awards
2 nominations
| Best Horror Movie of the Year | World War Z | Nominee |
| Biggest Surprise of the Year | World War Z | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Summer Block Buster 2013 TV Spot | World War Z | Nominee |
| Summer 2013 Blockbuster Trailer | World War Z | Nominee |
35th Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film | Abigail Hargrove | Nominee |
Fright Meter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | World War Z | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination
| Hollywood Movie Award | Marc Forster | Nominee |
IGN Summer Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Horror Movie | World War Z | Nominee |
Key Art Awards
1 nomination
| Best Horror Movie | World War Z | Nominee |
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
1 nomination
| Best Audio/Visual Technique | Paramount Pictures, Big Picture Entertainment | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Andrew R. Jones, Jessica Norman, Matt Johnson, Scott Farrar | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Summer Movie: Action/Adventure | World War Z | Nominee |