The World's End (2013)
Good food. Fine ales. Total annihilation.
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 18 July 2013 |
| Genre | Comedy, Action, Science Fiction |
| Director | Edgar Wright |
| Starring | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Paddy Considine |
| Runtime | 109 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.4/10 · Metacritic 81/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 89% · TMDB users 6.8/10 |
| Budget | $20 million |
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| Denmark | Viaplay 159 kr DKK |
| Finland | Viaplay €13.99 |
| Iceland | Viaplay 799 kr ISK |
| Ireland | Skygo, ITVX |
| Japan | U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Norway | Viaplay 169 kr NOK |
| Sweden | Viaplay 169 kr SEK |
| United Kingdom | Skygo, ITVX free |
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What kind of watch this is
Edgar Wright’s 2013 blend of comedy, action, and science fiction treats a night out as a tactical operation. The tagline promises good food, fine ales, and total annihilation, which accurately describes the tonal whiplash. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost return as the duo at the center of this escalating disaster. The film runs 109 minutes, a duration that feels both too short for the chaos and too long for the hangover. It is a movie that understands how quickly a celebratory mood can curdle into existential dread.
What the critics said
The critics found it funnier than it was careful. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 89% approval rating, a figure that feels high for a movie about 40-year-olds getting drunk. Metacritic assigns it 81 out of 100, which counts as universal acclaim. Chris Nashawaty called it the best collaboration of the trio, noting the finale is a bit shaggy, but then asked what you expect after a dozen beers. Mark Dinning liked the tonal shifts, calling it a brave refusal to stick to a formula. It is a loud film with a quiet heart, which is the only combination that works.
What came next for the cast
Simon Pegg jumped from Star Trek to The Force Awakens. Martin Freeman went from The Hobbit to Captain America: Civil War. Nick Frost moved from Shaun of the Dead to Fighting with My Family. Paddy Considine swapped The Bourne Ultimatum for House of the Dragon. The film did not cause these shifts. It just happened to be in the middle of them.
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- The World's End on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q722379 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The World's End (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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