War of the Worlds (2005)


War of the Worlds
6 Listal rating
6.5 IMDB rating
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Starring (View all)
Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Ray Ferrier
Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Rachel Ferrier
Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Mary Ann
Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Harlan Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez

Rick Gonzalez

Vincent
Lenny Venito

Lenny Venito

Manny the Mechanic


Written by (View all)
Josh Friedman

Josh Friedman

(screenplay) and
David Koepp

David Koepp

(screenplay)


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Typical Hollywood Trash

6 years, 8 months ago at Oct 24 8:48
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Hollywood Blockbusters like this are main reason why I find myself looking more for independent releases. This movie had so much potential because it had an excellent book to back it as well as Spielberg, but two things ruined it: Tom Cruise, and major plot holes.

-Why did camcorder still work after electo-magnetic blast took out everything else?
-How come only Tom Cruise's... read more

Spielberg once again at the top of his game!

2 years ago at Jun 14 1:07
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"They defeated the greatest power in the world in a couple days. Walked right over us. And these were only the first. They'll keep coming. This is not a war any more than there's a war between men and maggots... This is an extermination."

Yet another adaptation of H.G. Wells' oft-visited alien invasion classic, Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds is a solid instance of summertime f... read more

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6 years, 4 months ago at Feb 11 8:19
1 vote
As a big fan of both the original book and even the musical score, I found myself highly disappointed by this film. I knew I was in trouble from the off, when I realised that it wasn't even set in England. Ok, I thought, England always gets overlooked for hollywood adaptations, but maybe it will still be ok.

But no. Aside from all of the flaws mentioned in a previous review, I was u... read more
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Description: Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He's estranged from his family, his life isn't in order, and he's too caught up with himself. But the unthinkable and, ultimately, the unexpected happens to him in an extraordinary sense. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens whi ... (more)
Release date : 29 June 2005
Sci-fi (61), Action (43), Remake (37), Aliens (35), 2005 (26), Drama (23), Military (20), Invasion (19), 2000s (19), Disaster (15), Gore (15), Alien (15), Science Fiction (15), Tom Cruise (14), End Of The World (14), War (12), Alien Invasion (12), Based On A Novel (12), New Jersey (12), Dakota Fanning (11)
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