World War Z
“There will come a day when the world we know will end.”
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.
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2 films
Cast
83 people
Brad Pitt
Gerry Lane
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Fight Club
Carolina Jiménez
Digital artist: MPC
Mireille Enos
Karen Lane
Known for
The Killing
Hanna
Daniella Kertesz
Segen
Known for
AfterDeath
James Badge Dale
Captain Speke
Known for
The Pacific
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Ludi Boeken
Jurgen Warmbrunn
Known for
Belle and Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Matthew Fox
Parajumper
Known for
Lost
Vantage Point
Fana Mokoena
Thierry Umutoni
Known for
Hotel Rwanda
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
David Morse
Ex-CIA Agent
Known for
The Green Mile
Twelve Monkeys
Elyes Gabel
Andrew Fassbach
Known for
Scorpion
Game of Thrones
Sterling Jerins
Constance Lane
Known for
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
No Escape
Peter Capaldi
W.H.O. Doctor
Known for
Doctor Who
In the Loop
Marc Forster Director · Damon Lindelof Screenplay Matthew Michael Carnahan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $532M · Budget $200M · United States release June 21, 2013
Box office
Budget
$200,000,000
Worldwide gross
$531,865,000
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
GK Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Hemisphere Media Capital
Production
2DUX²
Production
Skydance Media
Production
Plan B Entertainment
Production
Apparatus Productions
Production
Latina Pictures
Production
United States · Malta
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
New Zealand · June 19, 2013
Theatrical
United States · June 21, 2013
Theatrical
Australia
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Canada
June 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 11, 2013 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 28, 2013 · Theatrical
France
July 3, 2013 · Theatrical
November 20, 2013 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
July 3, 2017 · Digital · VOD
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
December 2, 2025 · TV · RTL9
August 31, 2026 · TV · TMC
Germany
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
October 24, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hungary
June 27, 2013 · Digital
Ireland
June 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Italy
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
August 10, 2013 · Digital
Mexico
June 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Poland
July 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Romania
June 21, 2013 · Digital
Russia
June 20, 2013 · Premiere · 35th Moscow International Film Festival
Slovakia
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical
October 10, 2015 · TV · Markíza
October 21, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
August 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 27, 2013 · Digital
Taiwan
June 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 21, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 21, 2013 · Theatrical
October 21, 2013 · Physical
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