World War Z
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: June 21, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
30
Mixed:
14
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 19, 2013
Even as big-budget blockbusters go, this is a hard movie to connect with. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearJun 18, 2013
Go big or go home, they say; World War Z picks the wrong choice for its slow fade-out, and, instead of leaving you in fear of being chomped upon as you exit the theater, makes you feel enraged that you’ve been more than a little cheated. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonCath ClarkeJun 15, 2013
The result looks less like a horror flick and more like a thinking man’s action-thriller – the ‘Newsnight’ of zombie films (you’ll know if that’s your cup of tea). Read full review
60
The GuardianHenry BarnesJun 7, 2013
While some of World War Z is rotten, the whole stands as a punchy, if conventional action thriller. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJun 4, 2013
Brad Pitt delivers a capable performance in an immersive apocalyptic spectacle about a global zombie uprising. Read full review
60
Total FilmPaul BradshawJun 3, 2013
Choosing quantity over quality, intensity over tension and big-screen thrills over low-fi shocks – this is probably what the zombie apocalypse will actually look like. Read full review
60
EmpireNick de SemlyenJun 3, 2013
This nightmarish travelogue is coy about gore, but it’s still an effective thrill-ride. If the sequel happens, let’s hope it delivers some actual combat. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jun 19, 2013
World War Z bucks the current trend in summer blockbusters by feeling weirdly understuffed. It’s an episodic adventure without enough episodes. Read full review
58
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonJun 7, 2013
The film can be engaging, well-made, and even a touch more interesting than it has much right to be. But it's also far from a satisfying work as a whole. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinJun 21, 2013
Without a character, he’s (Pitt) back to that soft, appraising, Robert Redford Jr. stare, his mouth half open as if he’s about to speak but plainly with nothing on his mind apart from, “This is what a movie star looks like without any lines.” The ghouls are having deeper thoughts. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzJun 21, 2013
Just bloody eye and ear candy. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezJun 20, 2013
Although there are some initial feints at using zombies as a metaphor for third-world issues and cultural differences, the picture forgets all that stuff by the final reel. World War Z opens with an undeniable bang. But if this is the way the world ends, we’re going out with a whimper. Read full review
50
New York PostKyle SmithJun 18, 2013
So once you figure out the first rule of Zombie Fight Club — nothing too bad can happen to Brad Pitt — the movie is, despite intermittent thrills, rote. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinJun 3, 2013
What we get is a collection of moderately violent action set-pieces untroubled by humour or broader coherence. Read full review
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