World War Z (movie)

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World War Z
Directed byMarc Forster
Screenplay by
  • Matthew Michael Carnahan
  • Drew Goddard
  • Damon Lindelof
Story by
  • Matthew Michael Carnahan
  • J. Michael Straczynski
Based onWorld War Z
by Max Brooks
Produced by
  • Brad Pitt
  • Dede Gardner
  • Jeremy Kleiner
  • Ian Bryce
Starring
  • Brad Pitt
  • Mireille Enos
  • James Badge Dale
  • Matthew Fox
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) (Empire Cinema)
  • June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21) (U.S)
Running time
116 minutes[3]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom[4][5]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$190–269 million[6][7][8]
Box office$540 million[9]

World War Z is a 2013 action-thriller movie. It was based on the book of the same name. It stars Brad Pitt and Matthew Fox. It was about a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie-like pandemic. It was released to positive reviews on June 21, 2013.

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