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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 81Audiences 73GoodWatch 76
Metascore81
User score7.6
Letterboxd · 459 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.9
Box office
2.3×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $46 M
Worldwide it earned $26 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for comedies, +9 min on the typical 100
typical 100109Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 63 more
+5Released
2013
July 18, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ComedyActionScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 40 more60 people
- Simon PeggGary King
- Nick FrostAndrew Knightley
- Paddy ConsidineSteven Prince
- Martin FreemanOliver Chamberlain
- Eddie MarsanPeter Page
- Rosamund PikeSam Chamberlain
- David BradleyBasil
- Pierce BrosnanGuy Shepherd
Michael SmileyReverend Green
Darren BoydShane Hawkins
Steve OramMotorcycle Policeman
Reece ShearsmithCollaborator
Nicholas BurnsCollaborator
Bill NighyThe Network (voice)
Thomas LawYoung Gary- ZBZachary BailessYoung Andy
- JLJasper LevineYoung Steven
James TarpeyYoung Peter
Luke BromleyYoung Oliver- SESophie EvansBecky Salt
- SWSamantha WhiteErika Leekes
Rose ReynoldsTracy Benson- RHRichard HadfieldYoung Shane
- FSFlora SlorachYoung Sam
Directing · 4
- Edgar Wright Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Chris Foggin Third Assistant Director
- Jack Ravenscroft First Assistant Director
- Mark Hopkins Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Simon Pegg Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 11
- Nick Frost Executive Producer
- Liza Chasin Executive Producer
- James Biddle Executive Producer
- Tim Bevan Producer
- Eric Fellner Producer
- Nira Park Producer
Camera · 1
- Bill Pope Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Paul Machliss Editor
- Garry Maddison Color Grading
Sound · 5
- Steven Price Original Music Composer
- Julian Slater Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Paterson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Colin Nicolson Production Sound Mixer
- Kirsten Lane Music Consultant
Art · 6
- Marcus Rowland Production Design
- Peter Dorme Art Direction
- Nick Gottschalk Supervising Art Director
- Oscar Wright Concept Artist
- Sara Wan Set Decoration
- James Collins Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Guy Speranza Costume Design
- Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Flora Moody Makeup & Hair
- Nicola Buck Makeup & Hair
- Gordon Harmer Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 5
- Frazer Churchill Visual Effects Supervisor
- Fay McConkey Visual Effects Producer
- Sona Pak Visual Effects Producer
- Darcie Tang Visual Effects Producer
- Graham Page 2D Supervisor
Other crew · 5
- Anna Kendrick Thanks
- Rian Johnson Thanks
- Bradley James Allan Fight Choreographer
- Adam Siegel Thanks
- Cristian Knight Stunts
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