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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Josh Friedman (screenplay) and
David Koepp (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 June 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
They're already here. more
Plot:
As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(157 articles)
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User Comments:
If this movie were a meal, it would be a very satisfying prime beef steak with a dollop of unnecessary cheese. more (2681 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning ... Rachel Ferrier

Miranda Otto ... Mary Ann

Justin Chatwin ... Robbie

Tim Robbins ... Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez ... Vincent

Yul Vazquez ... Julio (as Yul Vázquez)
Lenny Venito ... Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter ... Bartender
Ann Robinson ... Grandmother
Gene Barry ... Grandfather

David Alan Basche ... Tim
Roz Abrams ... Herself
Michael Brownlee ... TV Reporter, Osaka

Camillia Sanes ... News Producer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Out of the Night (USA) (working title)
Party in Fresno (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
Runtime:
116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Tom Cruise and Tim Robbins worked together in Top Gun (1986), where Cruise played 'Maverick' and Robbins played 'Merlin'. At the end of the film Robbins was Cruise's co-pilot. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Robbie does not catch anything in his glove when Ray throws the ball at him, a second later a ball magically appears. This happens as Robbie says: "Is it OK with you if I laugh the first 500 times you tell that one?" 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Munich: Editing, Sound and Music (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Infierno more

FAQ

3) Why don't we see other countries being attacked, etc?
12) Ok, How do those shields work? How can they deflect weaponry, but humans can pass through it?
36) Why didn't Ray bring a weapon when he went to fight Ogilvy?
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369 out of 672 people found the following comment useful.
If this movie were a meal, it would be a very satisfying prime beef steak with a dollop of unnecessary cheese., 28 June 2005
8/10
Author: ktoynbee from New Zealand

However it must be said that the majority of the meal is so perfectly cooked that you're able to swallow the cheese without much trouble.

Tom Cruise was good enough that even my fiancé, not normally a fan, was impressed... and despite some misgivings as the lights dimmed at the start, once the action started, not once did I think of Katie Holmes - I was simply too swept up in the action to think about anything other than what was on the screen. But no matter how good a job Tom did, it has to be said that Dakota Fanning blew everyone else away. And not in the same way Tom was upstaged by the gorgeous little boy in Jerry Maguire through sheer 'awww' factor, Dakota is both cute and one of the most talented actresses I've ever seen.

The special effects were amazing, (the first lightning storm was the PERFECT way to get the audience on the edge of their seats, the rest of the movie made sure we stayed there) the thrills were non-stop and executed brilliantly - I nearly broke my fiancé's arm during one particularly nerve-wracking scene - and whilst some of the characters were inevitable clichés - the rebellious teenage son, for example - the story evolved at a fast enough pace that you didn't have time to get irritated by them.

I thought the ending came a bit suddenly and with perhaps not quite enough explanation but overall I really enjoyed this movie - and I'm not usually a fan of alien blockbusters. I just want to know one thing - HOW COME THAT GUY'S CAMCORDER WAS WORKING???!!!

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