World War Z

20131 hour 56 minsPG-13English

HorroRated verdict

Recommended

2010sZombieSci-Fi HorrorApocalypticPandemic Horror

Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: Drew Goddard, Max Brooks, Damon Lindelof, Matthew Michael Carnahan
Produced by: Paul Schwake, Brad Pitt, Ian Bryce, Dana Goldberg, Brad Simpson, Jeremy Kleiner, David Ellison, Graham King, Dede Gardner, Tim Headington, Robin Saxen

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Zombie Sci-Fi Horror Family Horror Survival Horror Alien

Why it’s HorroRated

World War Z is a more disciplined film than its production history suggested it could be. The global scope is handled efficiently and the Jerusalem sequence is as effective a piece of large-scale horror filmmaking as the decade produced. The ending is quieter than the setup promises but it works. A blockbuster horror film that delivers.

Synopsis

Gerry Lane works to find the source of an outbreak that moves at a speed that defies standard zombie behavior. Marc Forster's film is most effective in its large-scale set pieces, particularly the Jerusalem sequence. The ending opts for a quiet solution to a global problem that divides audiences consistently.