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War of the Worlds (2005)
6.5
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 181,959 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 | ... | ||
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| Miranda Otto | ... | ||
| Justin Chatwin | ... | ||
| Tim Robbins | ... | ||
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Julio
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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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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 Christopher Shawn King
Performed by Kriz Kang
Courtesy of Luke Eddins at Luke Hits See more »
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Justin Chatwin plays a character who has Dragonball toys on the shelf in his room. Appropriate, Chatwin would later play Goku in Dragonball: Evolution. See more »Goofs
Plot holes: When Ray returns home after witnessing the first tripod emerge, his children ask what's going on as if they haven't seen or heard anything. With the level of destruction caused (and the fact that their TVs are off due to the power being out), they would have had to have heard or seen some activity, since Ray had to live within walking distance of the affected area, because he wasn't driving. 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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"Fa Wat"by Christopher Shawn King
Performed by Kriz Kang
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