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Jun 29, 2005 · Tom Cruise stars as a divorced father who tries to protect his children from alien invaders in this adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic story. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this PG-13 rated movie.
- (466K)
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Steven Spielberg
- 2005-06-29
War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction action-thriller film [b] directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on H. G. Wells ' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise stars in the main role alongside Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan Freeman.
- $132 million
The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 American science fiction film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name.
- $2 million
- George Pal
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- (1.2M)
- Steven Spielberg
- PG-13
- Tom Cruise
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War of The Worlds (2005) A contemporary retelling of H.G.Wells‘ classic, the sci-fi thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family. 15,902 IMDb 6.5 1 h 56 min 2005. X-Ray HDR UHD PG-13. Drama · Science Fiction · Emotional · Intense. Free trial of Paramount+, rent, or buy.
Jun 28, 2005 · Roger Ebert criticizes Steven Spielberg's adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel for its clunky and unimaginative alien invasion. He finds the tripods unconvincing, the characters one-dimensional and the story pointless.