Summary20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach... Read More
Directed By:Edgar Wright
Written By:Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
The World's End
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
81
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
81
93% Positive
42 Reviews
42 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Aug 22, 2013
100
The World’s End isn’t perfect – – but its best moments leave the bulk of recent American “event movies” gasping in the dust.
Aug 22, 2013
90
Indeed, while the action-packed final act of The World’s End gets pretty formulaic (as it channels everything from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” to “The Stepford Wives”), there’s ALMOST something serious at the core of this riotous comedy.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
80% Positive
642 Ratings
642 Ratings
14% Mixed
115 Ratings
115 Ratings
6% Negative
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
Nov 2, 2021
10
Here we are. The third feature of the "Cornetto trilogy" is probabily the most reflexive, mature and dramatic one. It is still an action packed movie mixed with comedy but there is a lot of actuality and reflexion too here, and, as every Wright's movie does, ends up with a lot of dept. More dept than the previous two films. This movie starts very subtly and slowly more as a classic British comedy and at the end, (second half of the movie) turns out to be a great robot/apocaliptyc movie with stunning action scenes that Wright perfectly manages here once again. Probabily thd best cyborg movie ever made along with James Cameron's Terminator. It beautifully talks about some themes (such as technology and friendships) and while doing that it doesn't forget to provide entertainment and the ending is as bittersweet as it gets. This movie is, alongside with Shaun of the Dead, the best movie of the trilogy.
Aug 2, 2020
10
The World's End, the final movie in the cornetto trilogy. The movie's got a brilliant plot, which is pretty much about this group of middle aged lads who are attempting to complete the pub crawl, which they were never able to do 20 years ago. They all meet up again due to Gary King (Simon Pegg) wanting to try and complete the pub crawl. So, they do so and they return to their old home town, when they do so they start to notice things aren't exactly how they used to be but very weird and different. The acting from all the cast throughout this movie is honestly brilliant and the same goes for the dialogue which these characters have, it's honestly really good and so are the jokes which the characters make, they all made me laugh in some sort of way. Also, the cinematography which this movie's got is honestly beautifully smooth and you can really tell that Bill Pope, is honestly brilliant at capturing scenes amazingly smooth. There's so many hilarious scenes throughout this movie, either that being with the main characters dialogue or it being something which one of the main characters from the group does throughout this movie. The movie's action sequences are built up very well and when they happen, they are amazingly shot and they're honestly very clever on how they want them to go and I really enjoyed each one of them throughout this movie. Finally, I think the robots are built up very well throughout this movie and we start to see what they're really like compared to the humans in this movie. The chemistry which Gary King and Andy Knightley (Nick Frost) have throughout this movie is honestly brilliant and it's amazingly shown, those two are honestly the best in these movies. Overall, The World's End is a masterpiece and a half. The movie's got a brilliant plot, brilliant acting, very good dialogue, beautiful cinematography, so many hilarious scenes, very clever action sequences and the villains are very built up in this movie. I'd honestly recommend this to anyone after watching Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz, it's actually brilliant, it's honestly worth the watch, a brilliant movie.
Aug 24, 2013
80
There is something weird about the twins, something that will fuel a bar room brawl until it goes quite literally global, that will let director Wright take a leap into another genre entirely and that will allow The World's End to spin into ever grander comic mayhem, even as it becomes a surprisingly effecting look at the folly of trying to recapture one's youth.
Jul 9, 2013
80
The armageddon-through-beer-goggles approach brings the chuckles, but The World’s End stands up as a great example of the genre it ribs. Nostalgic, bittersweet and very, very funny.
Aug 22, 2013
75
This movie’s pleasures are less about its villains and more about the interplay between Pegg and Frost.
Jul 21, 2013
75
Despite its shortcomings, The World's End glistens with a comedic energy not present in equivalent mainstream blockbusters.
Aug 22, 2013
38
The movie independently bungles everything it tries, like a Central Park busker who simultaneously sucks at juggling, harmonica playing and skateboarding.
Apr 23, 2020
10
The most entertaining movie!Amazing story and music and acting!the action was great the comedy was good both prequels were slow at start but this one was off the hook straight away!at start i thought it's like a friends reunion type movie but then the thing happened i was shocked from then on i was on edge of the seat!i didn't want to blink eye it was that amazing and engaging to watch!the camera angles the fights amazing to watch.ending was great the conversations the f'ed up talks the invasion stopped just by talking and satisfying to see 12 bars quest went to journey again with young boys but with old gary! overall The entertaining movie this franchise is masterpiece!
Sep 11, 2024
6
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost return to their most fertile genre, the comedy / action hybrid, with mixed results. A spiritual successor of sorts, The World's End is funny, manic and sincere in many of the same ways as Shaun of the Dead, but to far lesser degrees. It stretches for Shaun's emotional depth, but a thin, superficial set of characters aren't up to the task. Its early action scenes are wild and entertaining, so excellent that I simply couldn't wait for the next variation, but that goodwill is wasted when subsequent brawls merely rinse and repeat. Even Pegg's irreverent leading role, often relied upon to carry an iffy scene, doesn't have the same weight it does in Hot Fuzz or SotD. In fact, in many ways his character is repellent, even when a shining moment of truth seems poised to force an unwilling evolution. Ultimately, we're all rooting for him, but it's just by proxy and not because we genuinely want to see him triumphant. The first two acts are solid, if not excellent, but the plot's resolution rings hollow and its follow-through seems more like a dream sequence punk-out than an honest farewell. A mild disappointment.
Jun 30, 2015
6
Unfortunately for the cornetto trilogy, it's last instalment turned a comedy into a plastic rehashed message about humanity causing everything to collapse into itself and for what.?Absolutely appalling ending which is a shame seeing as there was a smattering of British humour and a few decent fight scenes. But not the worst movie ever, I'd consider maybe watching it if I was pretty bored.
Jul 30, 2014
3
The three Cornettos trilogy.. If Shaun of the Dead is the chocolate flavour, Hot Fuzz is strawberry... The World's End must be brussels sprouts... Nowhere near as good as the first 2 and it leaves a bad after taste.
May 11, 2014
3
After starting off ok, The World's End became an unfunny, drawn out mess half way through. It goes from a bland comedy into a ridiculous science-fiction event, with an ending that is truly horrible.
Production Company:
- Universal Pictures
- Focus Features
- Relativity Media
- Working Title Films
- Big Talk Productions
- Dentsu
- Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
Release Date:Aug 23, 2013
Duration:1 h 49 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Good food. Fine ales. Total Annihilation.
Awards
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Empire Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations




























