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One of the biggest sci-fi action movies of the 2010s is making a comeback on streaming, as we all desperately await a sequel. The 2010s were a fantastic decade for sci-fi action movies. Christopher Nolan's Inception, Rian Johnson's Looper, and Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer were massive hits. It might not have any dream-hacking technology, time travel, or futuristic sci-fi trains, but Prime Video's latest streaming hit earned a killing at the box office, toeing the line between sci-fi and horror. The movie also gave us the scariest iteration of zombies ever put to screen. 13 years later, we're all still sprinting to watch it on streaming, and praying those zombies never become a reality.
Directed by Marc Forster, World War Z is now streaming on Prime Video, and it's currently one of the biggest movies on the platform. The streaming charts are currently dominated by Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary, which debuted on streaming at the start of July. But World War Z has fought its way onto the streamer's Top 10. At the time of writing, World War Z is the seventh most popular movie on Prime Video in the US. But it's far from the only sci-fi film on the charts. Alongside Project Hail Mary in first, Roland Emmerich's Moonfall sits in fifth, and Ridley Scott's The Martian holds sixth place.
World War Z is based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. However, the title is the only thing the two works share. The book is a series of mock journalistic reports about a dangerous virus ravaging the world and how to prepare for it. Paramount took that novel, threw Brad Pitt at it, and turned it into a large-budget action film. Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a UN employee who must survive the zombie apocalypse long enough to find a cure for the ongoing virus and save humanity. Standing in his way are the fastest zombies in cinema history. If you thought 28 Days Later's zombies were fast, World War Z makes them seem like they're crawling.
'World War Z' Is a Mediocre Horror Film, But a Great Action Movie
World War Z's biggest problem is that it couldn't fully commit to one genre. At times, it tries to be a full-on zombie horror film. At other times, it swaps horror for pure action. It's safe to say that the latter scenes work better. Because of its dueling identities and major changes from the book, the film holds a modest 67% Rotten Tomatoes score, with a similarly unimpressive (but still decent) 72% audience score. Don't expect World War Z to give you sleepless nights, but it's still an entertaining zombie movie that deserves the attention it continuously receives on streaming.
Will 'World War Z 2' Ever Happen?
It might not have scored amazing reviews, but World War Z still earned a staggering $540 million at the box office. It's kind of surprising that a sequel hasn't already happened, considering it earned that much money. However, World War Z 2 has bounced in and out of development hell repeatedly over the past 13 years. At CinemaCon 2026, Paramount confirmed that World War Z 2 is in active development. But it's not the first time we've heard that. Considering the first film's resolute ending, the sequel could go literally anywhere. Plot details haven't been revealed.
