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War of the Worlds

Movie
2005
1h 57m
PG-13
English
Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
User Score: 
6.3
Critic Score: 
75
War of the Worlds' Poster
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
War of the Worlds Poster

War of the Worlds

PG-13
Movie
2005
1h 57m
English
Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.3
IMDB
War of the Worlds (2005) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
75

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Tom Cruise
Ray Ferrier
Dakota Fanning
Rachel Ferrier
Justin Chatwin
Robbie Ferrier
Miranda Otto
Mary-Ann
Tim Robbins
Harlan Ogilvy
Lenny Venito
Manny the Mechanic
Ann Robinson
Grandmother
Gene Barry
Grandfather
Roz Abrams
Herself
Camillia Monet
News Producer
Michael Brownlee
TV Reporter, Osaka
Marlon Young
News Cameraman
John Eddins
News Van Driver
Peter Gerety
Hatch Boss / Load Manager
David Harbour
Dock Worker
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
Brazilian Neighbor
January LaVoy
Brazilian Neighbor's Wife
Stephen Gevedon
Neighbor with Lawnmower
Marianne Ebert
Hysterical Woman
Rafael Sardina
Mechanic's Assistant
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
Written By: David Koepp (Screenplay), H.G. Wells (Novel), + 1 more

Featured Comments/Tips

Kiplol says...
11 years ago
Annoying Children: The Movie
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philip.j says...
9 years ago
One of the greatest openings in any sci-fi movie. Sadly it falls apart the longer into the movie you get. I give the opening a 9 and the rest 5. So 7 it is.
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Mr. Sackamano says...
7 years ago
Woulda been a 9/10 if Dakota Fanning stfu
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ccnz says...
11 years ago
hmm ... i did see it but it was so unimpressive i can't remember what i thought of it.
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Featured User Reviews

IamDWG
8/10  8 years ago
It’s pretty funny watching this after so many years. I watch movies so often that sometimes I pick up on what does and doesn’t work for the film. For instance, this is a huge, epically enticing alien invasion story – but the human aspect of it isn’t fully developed. You have a big family jus More
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Whitsbrain
8/10  4 years ago
This is a terrific movie that successfully relays an alien invasion on a massive scale, yet keeps it personal by following the horrors experienced by a single family. There have been more likeable families portrayed in the Movies, but Cruise and company manage to make you care about the terrible thi More
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Wingoo
6/10  3 years ago
Having heard of this movie all my life I have finally decided to watch it and to be honest...a bit of a let down.

Can it be entertaining and visually impressive? I would say yes, even though the CGI is starting to show its years.

Is the main idea of the movie good? Absolutely, I love a good old More
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drqshadow
5/10  5 years ago
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning don the well-worn masks of dysfunctional family members who rediscover one other against the backdrop of an apocalyptic, world-shaping event. Oddly, many of the events surrounding the central theme of alien invasion take a back seat to the broken family's constant b More
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