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  • War of the Worlds
  • Opened June 29, 2005 | Runtime:1 hr. 56 min.
  • PG-13
    frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. Read More
  • This summer, Earth goes to war. From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes the motion picture event of the year: War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of Read More
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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War of the Worlds Recent Fan Reviews

  • Go

    way better than the first

    this movie had good action and special effects but the little girl never shut up

  • No

    War on the Eardrums

    by iysis

    I might of enjoyed the movie much more if it weren't for the seemingly constant shrieking of the little girl. It got real old, real fast.

  • So-so

    Kinda cool I guess?

    I saw this movie and it had some good action parts but it as a little to dramatic!

War of the Worlds Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    It is, simply, the alienation-invasion movie to beat all alien-invasion movies:...

  • 100
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Working in the spirit of his predecessors but with the kind of uncanny special...

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    An attack-of-the-aliens disaster film crafted with sinister technological...

  • 90
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    A gritty, intense and supremely accomplished sci-fier.

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