Japan Synopsis
“Get the hot girl. Defeat her evil exes. Hit love where it hurts.”
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.
Audience Engagement
7,155 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Marc Platt Productions
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Scott Pilgrim vs. the World itself).
The 2009–2011 Japan Window
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World holds position #87 of 400 Japan films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Scott Pilgrim vs. the World premiered alongside 136 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $752K per minute on screen and earned $425K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.
The 2361st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- toronto · 3
- ex-boyfriend · 2
- animated scene · 2
- whipping · 2
- hipster · 1
- underage girlfriend · 1
- unconsciousness · 1
- girl fight · 1
- vegan · 1
- aftercreditsstinger · 24
- video game · 23
- canada · 9
- canada · 9
- based on graphic novel · 7
- based on comic · 58
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,166 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (75th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #513 of 1,714 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Marc Platt Productions, Big Talk Productions, Closed on Mondays Entertainment, dentsu |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | August 12, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt0446029 |
| Official Site | www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com |