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War of the Worlds (2005)
6.5
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 183,040 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 2,684 user | 387 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 | ... |
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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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This Summer, the last war on Earth won't be started by humans. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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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Director Trademark: [Steven Spielberg] [fathers] The main character is a divorced father whose children are angry at him, mirroring Spielberg's experience with his absentee father. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Ray is fleeing New Jersey in the stolen car to go to his ex-wife's house he jumps on the expressway. The expressway is jam packed bumper-to-bumper right before the point of the exit on ramp. The road from the point of the on ramp and after (where Ray is driving) while still cluttered with cars, is still very easy to navigate whipping in and out of each lane. There is no way a car could drive on the expressway before the point where Ray jumps on the expressway. 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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Referenced in "Howard Stern on Demand: J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner" (2006) See more »Soundtracks
"Flatline"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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