The World's End

2013

The World's End

Critics Consensus

Madcap and heartfelt, Edgar Wright's apocalypse comedy The World's End benefits from the typically hilarious Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, with a plethora of supporting players.

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User Ratings: 92,612

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Movie Info

The third installment of director Edgar Wright's trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following the successes "Shaun of the Dead" (2004) and "Hot Fuzz" (2007). In "The World's End," 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub - The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least of their worries. (c) Focus Features
  • Rating:
    R (for pervasive language including sexual references)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Edgar Wright
  • Written By:
    Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $33,408,732
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Focus Features

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Cast

Simon Pegg
as Gary King
Nick Frost
as Andy Knightley
Paddy Considine
as Steven Prince
Martin Freeman
as Oliver Chamberlain
Eddie Marsan
as Peter Page
Rosamund Pike
as Sam Chamberlain
Thomas Law
as Young Gary
Zachary Bailess
as Young Andy
Jasper Levine
as Young Steven
James Tarpey
as Young Peter
Luke Bromley
as Young Oliver
Sophie Evans
as Becky Salt
Samantha White (IV)
as Erika Leekes
Rose Reynolds
as Tracy Benson
Richard Hadfield
as Young Shane
Flora Slorach
as Young Sam
Francesca Reidie
as Teenage Twin
Charlotte Reidie
as Teenage Twin
David Bradley
as Basil
Michael Smiley
as Revend Green
Jonathan Aris
as Group Leader
Jenny Bede
as Fitness Instructor (26)
Angie Wallis
as Peter's Wife
Paul Bentall
as Peter's Dad
Richard Graham
as Head Builder
Alice Lowe
as Young Lady
Rafe Spall
as Young Man
Leo Thompson
as Felicity
Steve Oram
as Motorcycle Policeman
Julia Deakin
as B&B Landlady
Greg Townley
as Greg
Sebastian Zaniesienko
as Seb
Scott Allen Luke
as Luke
Tyler Dobbs
as Tyler
Samuel Mak
as Sam
Teddy Kempner
as Publican 1
Mark Kempner
as Publican 2
Nick Holder
as Publican 3
Darren Boyd
as Shane Hawkins
Paul Kennington
as Publican 5
Michael Sarne
as Publican 6
Reece Shearsmith
as Collaborator
Nicholas Burns
as Collaborator
Mark Heap
as Publican 7
Kelly Franklin
as Kelly
Stacey Franklin
as Stacey
James Granstrom
as Adrian Keane
Gabe Connelly
as Upstairs Beehive Man
Patricia Franklin
as Upstairs Beehive Lady
Mark C. Donovan
as Big Ugly Bastard
Ricky Champ
as Big Ugly Bastard
Ken Bones
as Publican 13
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Critic Reviews for The World's End

All Critics (233) | Top Critics (49)

  • The World's End marks the third part of Pegg and Wright's self-described "Cornetto trilogy." It's an appropriate moniker. With this final film they've slowed down a bit, grown up a lot. And saved the richest bite until last.

    Jun 14, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Henry Barnes

    Guardian
    Top Critic

  • As in their previous comedies, Pegg and Frost play men who refuse to stop acting like boys. But these pint-swilling Peter Pans also know how to work the heart and the brain for belly laughs.

    Dec 30, 2013 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

    Chris Nashawaty

    Entertainment Weekly
    Top Critic

  • If Wright doesn't quite sustain this astonishing mixture of sadness and silliness all the way through, he gets major points just for attempting it in the first place.

    Dec 30, 2013 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

    Adam Nayman

    Globe and Mail
    Top Critic

  • The gonzo side of the plot is not quite as engaging as the human drama, and the scenes in which the characters meet up and try to mesh again are some of the best in the film.

    Dec 30, 2013 | Full Review…

    Anthony Lane

    New Yorker
    Top Critic

  • Wright & Pegg continue making the sort of films that the 12-year-old versions of themselves probably always dreamed of being a part of; that sense of joy and practically disbelief that they actually get to do this for a living is right up there on-screen.

    Aug 26, 2013 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

    Ian Buckwalter

    NPR
    Top Critic

  • The film's strength is its comedic bent - there are some very funny moments contained herein.

    Aug 25, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    James Berardinelli

    ReelViews
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for The World's End

  • Aug 21, 2016
    The final chapter of the Cornetto trilogy feels and looks a lot like Shaun of the Dead a couple of times. While it starts out like another Hangover episode, the twist of an alien conspiracy ends in a (blue) bloody slaughter in English pubs. That's pretty exciting and fun, the fights are wonderfully choreographed and the effects pretty convincing. The cast and the humor work too. Only the ending is surprisingly dark but not without optimism. But it makes you wish a fourth entry of Wright and Pegg reuniting.
    Jens S Super Reviewer
  • Dec 23, 2015
    Not the best of the unofficial corner to trilogy but it is still one god damn good film, with smart snappy writing, great action sequences and great performances by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Hilarious from start to finish. Watch it a second time and you will hear more jokes which you didn't hear the first time. I give this film 9/10.
    Sonny H Super Reviewer
  • May 01, 2015
    Sometimes funny and inventive, but it's ultimately a sweary/bloody/long episode of David Tennant-era Doctor Who, right down to the "humans aren't perfect" / bonfire-myth ending.
    Daniel P Super Reviewer
  • Oct 18, 2014
    Estranged friends begrudgingly reunite at behest of former leader-cum-has-been for epic bar crawl. Greasy, leather-clad Simon Pegg really sells the once-cool-badass-vibe-now-tinged-with-glory-days-delusion. The rest of the ragtag quintet are charming, especially handsome/nerdy Martin Freeman and blustery Nick Frost as straight men. When the robot plot starts though, the movie devolves from a hilarious and bittersweet story about friends growing up and apart, to a merely average sci-fi spectacle.
    Alice S Super Reviewer
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