Rating: PG13
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 06/29/2005(USA)
Release Date: 11/22/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD2/DTS
Run Time: 117 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Children in Peril
Distributor/Studio: DreamWorks
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.
Ray Ferrier (
Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in New Jersey, divorced from his first wife
Mary Ann (
Miranda Otto) and estranged from his two children Rachel and Robbie (
Dakota Fanning and
Justin Chatwin), of whom he has custody on weekends. On one such visitation, looking after the kids becomes a little more difficult when, after a series of strange lighting storms hit his neighborhood,
Ray discovers that a fleet of death-ray robotic spaceships have emerged nearby, part of the first wave of an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Transporting his children from New York to Boston in an attempt to find safety at Mary Ann's parents' house, Ray must learn to become the protector and provider he never was in marriage. Also starring
Tim Robbins,
War of the Worlds was directed by
Steven Spielberg, who had been planning the project for years, but set it aside until a wave of "alien invasion" films (led by
Independence Day) had run its course.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
