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War of the Worlds (2005)
6.5
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 182,527 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 2,684 user | 386 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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| Tom Cruise | ... | ||
| Dakota Fanning | ... | ||
| Miranda Otto | ... | ||
| Justin Chatwin | ... | ||
| Tim Robbins | ... | ||
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Julio
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| Gene Barry | ... | ||
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Roz Abrams | ... |
Herself
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Michael Brownlee | ... | |
| Camillia Sanes Monet | ... |
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Ray Ferrier (Cruise) is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. When his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie and young daughter Rachel for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm suddenly touches down. What follows is the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it in this contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells seminal classic sci-fi thriller. Written by Majorwest
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Rated PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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La guerra de los mundos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$132,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£8,644,787 (UK) (3 July 2005) (507 Screens)Gross:
$588,929,061 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Narrator: No one would have believed in the early years of the 21st century that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than our own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns, *they* observed and studied, the way a man with a microscope might scrutinize the creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water...
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by Jeffrey Scott Harber, 'Jayce Alexander Basques (I)', William Peng & Drew Dehaven Hall
Performed by Aphasia
Courtesy of Luke Eddins at Luke Hits and Joint Venture Recordings See more »
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While scenes were being shot at the riverbank on the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut, two life-sized mannequins being used as extras had gotten free and drifted into the river. The production's water-safety crew performed a search but weren't able to recover the mannequins. Police departments along the river were notified of the missing mannequins, according to Windsor police Lt. Shannon Haynes, who said, "We just wanted them to know that if they got any calls about bodies floating in the river." See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Ray, Rachel, and Robbie run into the concrete utility room to escape the fireball from the crashing plane, Ray has to struggle to push the door closed against the flames. But in the morning, exiting the room, he pushes it open. He should have pulled it open to exit the room. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: No one would have believed in the early years of the 21st century that our world was being watched by intelligences greater than our own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns, *they* observed and studied, the way a man with a microscope might scrutinize the creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water...
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"Flatline"by Jeffrey Scott Harber, 'Jayce Alexander Basques (I)', William Peng & Drew Dehaven Hall
Performed by Aphasia
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