War of the Worlds (2005)
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- Synopsis
- An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller, freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells....
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- Starring
- Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins
- Director(s)
- Steven Spielberg
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 116 min.
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It is, simply, the alienation-invasion movie to beat all alien-invasion movies: meticulously detailed and expertly paced and photographed, with sights so spectacular and terrible that viewers will have to consciously remind themselves to close their mouths when their jaws drop open.Read the full review
Working in the spirit of his predecessors but with the kind of uncanny special effects they could barely dream of, Spielberg has come up with an impressive production that is disturbing in the way only provocative science fiction can be.Read the full review
An attack-of-the-aliens disaster film crafted with sinister technological grandeur -- a true popcorn apocalypse.Read the full review
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