Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
84%RT Audience Score: 84%
Awards & Nominations: 17 wins & 64 nominations
Its script may not be as dazzling as its eye-popping visuals, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is fast, funny, and inventive
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a movie that’s so wild and inventive, it’s like a video game come to life. The fight scenes are expertly choreographed and the onomatopoeia bubbles are a fun touch. It’s a love letter to geekdom that’s still just as fresh and funny today as it was when it came out over a decade ago. Plus, who doesn’t love a movie that cuts its Adderall with pixie-stix?
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug references
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2010 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 9, 2010
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, directed by Edgar Wright, written by Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright, action, PG-13, box office, budget, reviewed by Deborah Ross, David Zuckerman, Tom Charity, Rafer Guzman, Rene Rodriguez, Michael Massie, produced by Marc Platt, Eric Gitter, Nira Park, Edgar Wright, Universal Pictures, SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, bass guitarist, garage-rock band, girlfriend, Ramona Flowers, army of ex-boyfriends, suitors, language, drug references, sexual content, stylized violence, August 13, 2010, wide release, streaming, rent/buy from $3.99
Worldwide gross: $49,421,974
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $67,183,565
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,207
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,326,452
US/Canada gross: $33,281,690
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $45,242,681
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,118
US/Canada opening weekend: $10,609,795
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,422,812
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 812
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $60,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $81,563,191
Production budget ranking: 514
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $43,921,778
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$58,301,404
ROI to date (est.): -46%
ROI ranking: 1,666
Mary Elizabeth Winstead – Ramona Flowers
Kieran Culkin – Wallace Wells
Chris Evans – Lucas Lee
Anna Kendrick – Stacey
Brie Larson – Envy Adams
Director(s)
Edgar Wright
Writer(s)
Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Producer(s)
Marc Platt, Eric Gitter, Nira Park, Edgar Wright
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
17 wins & 64 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (272) | Top Critics (67) | Fresh (224) | Rotten (48)
Energy and invention and audacity count for little unless you can sense something at its core – unless a film gives you something to feel – but there is zilch here. It’s hollow.
August 30, 2018
Deborah Ross
The Spectator
TOP CRITIC
Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World adaptation cut its Adderall with pixie-stix…to gleeful, great success.
November 12, 2013
David Zuckerman
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Full of fresh, sharp touches and nonchalantly brash performances, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World consistently hits the sweet spot.
April 12, 2013
Tom Charity
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
It’s fresh, funny, inventive and unique.
April 12, 2013
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World becomes a fatal case of flash over substance. Pretty great flash, though.
January 31, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
Rene Rodriguez
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
Fitfully entertaining and sometimes brilliantly silly — just not really engaging, and occasionally objectionable.
September 5, 2010 | Rating: C-
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
11 years later, it remains the best video game movie ever and a top-shelf comic book movie, and one of Edgar Wright’s best movies.
June 15, 2022
Cory Woodroof
615 Film
This is a flashy filmic landscape of expertly choreographed fight sequences and bubble-written onomatopoeia splattered across frames.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 4.5/5
Yasmin Omar
Harper’s Bazaar
So much of the film is completely nonsensical, bringing new meaning to the notion of a live action video game movie.
November 30, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Easily Summer 2010’s wildest, most inventive and original comedy.
September 22, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Edgar Wright’s love letter to geekdom is still wildly inventive and imaginative ten years on.
September 3, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5
Kelechi Ehenulo
VultureHound
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World stands out as a film adaptation that loves its source material’s medium as much as it loves its stories.
August 19, 2020
Justin Harrison
The Spool…
Plot
Scott Pilgrim plays in a band which aspires to success. He dates Knives Chau, a high-school girl five years younger, and he hasn’t recovered from being dumped by his former girlfriend, now a success with her own band. When Scott falls for Ramona Flowers, he has trouble breaking up with Knives and tries to romance Ramona. As if juggling two women wasn’t enough, Ramona comes with baggage: seven ex-lovers, with each of whom Scott must do battle to the death in order to win Ramona.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Michael Cera as the lead, playing the bass guitarist of a garage-rock band.
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