• World War Z (2013)

    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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World War Z
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Release Date: June 21st, 2013

DVD Release Date: September 17th, 2013

PG-13 |1 hr 55 min

Plot Summary

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.

Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Daniella Kertesz, Matthew Fox, David Morse, Fana Mokoena, Abigail Hargrove

Director: Marc Forster

Genres: Action , Horror

Production Co: Plan B Films, 2DUX2

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: 2010s, New York City, Wife, Quest, Rescue

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  • 75
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Forster and his team have also mastered the discreet edit, leaving a lot of the blood, gore, and zombie slime to the imagination. (It's still a pretty convincingly creepy affair.) show more

  • 70
    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal

    This enjoyable shambles of a sci-fi thriller, directed by Marc Forster in impressive 3-D, stands on its own as a powerful vision of planetary chaos. show more

  • 60
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    Brad Pitt delivers a capable performance in an immersive apocalyptic spectacle about a global zombie uprising. show more

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