Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

"An epic of epic epicness."

2010 1h 53m EN

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7.5

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83%

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 8,914🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●69Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 495,847

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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As bass guitarist for a garage-rock band, Scott Pilgrim has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the problem is getting rid of them. But when Ramona Flowers skates into his heart, he finds she has the most troublesome baggage of all: an army of ex-boyfriends who will stop at nothing to eliminate him from her list of suitors.

“An epic of epic epicness.”

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Cast

Michael Cera
Scott Pilgrim
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Ramona Flowers
Ellen Wong
Knives Chau
Kieran Culkin
Wallace Wells
Alison Pill
Kim Pine
Mark Webber
Stephen Stills
Johnny Simmons
Young Neil
Jason Schwartzman
Gideon Graves

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Languages: English
Countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $73M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edgar Wright, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nigel Godrich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Amos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edgar Wright directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. Nigel Godrich scores. Jonathan Amos cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $73M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 71% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 16 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Edgar Wright, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Nigel Godrich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jonathan Amos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "An epic of epic epicness.".
10IMDB entry: tt0446029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "video game", "skateboarding", "ex-boyfriend", "ex-girlfriend".
12Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bill Pope
Original score: Nigel Godrich
Editing: Jonathan Amos
Production design: Marcus Rowland
Costume design: Laura Jean Shannon
Makeup / hair: Patricia Keighran
VFX supervisor: Dennis Berardi
Sound: James Boyle
Stunt coordinator: Bradley James Allan
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $73,000,000
Box office: $51,825,248
Return: 71% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 69/100
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 495,847 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

18 wins & 66 nominations total

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The Movie Mob2023-02-11
★ 7/10
Innovative. Unique. Quirky. Ridiculous. Fun. Edgar Wright creates a crazy, fun film with amazing style and effects that will make you laugh from start to finish. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is unlike anything you have ever seen. Unique in almost every way, with its constant stream of effects being used to brilliantly stylize and transform this film into a one-of-a-kind video game/comic book marvel! Every punch effect, explosion of coins, power-up, and health bar immerse the audience further into this live-action video game world. The movie is full of quirks and pretty dorky, but it all fits with Michael Cera’s goofy but endearing character. Edgar Wright’s style drips from every moment of the film, even with its much faster pace and more numerous effects compared to his other movies like Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz. All the gaming references and Easter eggs were hilarious. Scott Pilgrim also boasts an absurd amount of talent in its cast, with plenty of A-list stars before they were A-listers, including Captain America, Superman, Punisher, and more! Scott Pilgrim is an innovative and fun film with plenty of personality (and a little off-color humor) that make it a must-see for Conakry lovers, gamers, and Edgar Wright fans.
CinemaSerf2025-10-09
★ 7/10
Usually the number of the beast is just “666” but for this loved-up lad, it’s the telephone number of his new girlfriend “Ramona” (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). “Scott” (Michael Cera) thinks they are kisses when she writes it out for him, but nope - it’s the number of her exes he is going to have to vanquish if he is to win and keep her heart. Meantime, this part-time rocker is having to gently let down her predecessor, the seventeen year old “Knives” (Ellen Wong) who has fallen for her older man - he’s 22 - big style as well as juggling his platonic bed-sharing arrangements with his gay best mate “Wallace” (Kieran Culkin) with whom he temporarily shares in what appears to be a bomb shelter. His battles are fought video game style, with points accrued and superpowers acquired as a collection of just about everyone from Chris Evans to Jason Schwartzman try to beat him into the next world. There’s a great soundtrack to support this, plenty of caustic wit from Culkin and Cera does the enthusiastically hapless geek really quite engagingly as this action-packed culture clashing comedy adventure hits the ground running and doesn’t really let up. It’s a bit cheesy at times, but avoids that coming-of-age sentimental nonsense as just about everyone gets a chance to get thrown around. What would you do for the love?
attractor54542026-01-16
★ 5/10
Confusing I really enjoyed the artstyle and direction of scenes. The fights were well choreographed and the movied flowed really well. Based on those it would've scored a 8 or 9. However, the plot was confusing, convoluted, silly and it didn't allow me to get invested. Its meant to be a turn your brain off and enjoy kind of movie, but unfortunately I just couldn't get invested in what was going on. It seems very targetted at a early 2000s teen that grew up in the US, and unfortunately I'm clearly not their target audience or perhaps wasn't in the best mood when watching it.