War of the Worlds

Name: War of the Worlds
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2005-06-28
Duration: 117 min

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20051h 57mcritics 6.6/10

Adventure Thriller Science Fiction

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin

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Read from 54 comments (50 from Metacritic, 4 from TMDB reviews) — 27 of them described how it moves.

➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing. Marked above the line: 1 that gave people chills.

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gold above: how tender it felt. violet below — what it cost. Thick on both at once means it was doing both.
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Metacritic55 read

“The beginning of the film focuses on the intimate lives of the main character and his family. We see him leave his job to be the care taker of his children while his ex-wife and her boyfriend go to visit her parents. The beginning of the film tries to create an intimate sense of the struggles of family bonds and being a good example of what is right and wrong. This intimate close up look is fascinating to see because the characters behave like believable people to each other”
onyeabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“alien creatures that really like gives you the heebie-jeebies when you see them at the end of the movie”
BAYNEJACOBJORDAabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“Parte bene”
meny82about 0–15% inread it ↗
“dopo pochissimo si rivela essere la solita minchiata moderna”
meny82about 15–100% inread it ↗

TMDB5 read

“I think there are a couple of scenes the movie could have done without, such as in the cellar with Cruise, his daughter and the man who lived there. It slowed the story down, changed the tenor of the drama, and didn't add”
Peter McGinnabout 66–75% inread it ↗
“It's hard to call this film an enjoyable watch as it's actually emotionally affecting at times, with some very raw realism concerning human nature.”
Robabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“This movie manages to keep a constantly high pace without being exhausting to watch.”
Robabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“First time seeing this in 15 years and lame plot, annoying characters (both kids got on my nerves) and a protagonist who just runs around, as Tom Cruise does so well, but has zero impact on the end game which was... bacteria. Yeah, this was just as dumb today as it was back then. At least the visual effects and sound design still holds up. **2.5/5**”
JPV852read it ↗

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