War of the Worlds (2005)

Action, Adventure, General Film, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer(s): Josh Friedman, David Koepp

Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Ann Robinson, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Roz Abrams, Michael Brownlee, Camillia Monet, Marlon Young, John Eddins, Peter Gerety, David Harbour, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, January LaVoy, Stephen Gevedon, Julie White, Marianne Ebert, Rafael Sardina, Amy Ryan, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Danny Hoch, Sharrieff Pugh, Erika LaVonn, Christopher Evan Welch, John Michael Bolger, Omar Jermaine, Robert Cicchini, Jim Hanna, Tracy Howe, Adam Lazarre-White, Vito D’Ambrosio, Zoe Quist, Ana Maria Quintana, Lorelei Llee, Mark Manley, John Scurti, Becky Ann Baker, Mariann Mayberry, Ty Simpkins, Jerry Walsh, Tommy Guiffre, Daniel Franzese, Ed Schiff, Ellen Barry, Amy Hohn, Dan Ziskie, David Conley, Daniel Eric Gold, Booker T. Washington, Maggie Lacey, Eric Zuckerman, Daniel A. Jacobs, Asha R. Nanavati, Joaquin Perez-Campbell, Dendrie Taylor, James DuMont, Travis Aaron Wade, Benjamin Ciaramello, Ricky Luna, Columbus Short, Kent Faulcon, Kevin Collins, Terry Thomas, Clay Bringhurst, Jorge-Luis Pallo, Suanne Spoke, Kirsten Nelson, Melody Garrett, Lauri Johnson, Takayo Fischer, Shanna Collins, Elizabeth Jayne Hong, Art Chudabala, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Dempsey Pappion, Chris Todd, Johnny Kastl, Juan Carlos Hernández, Bruce W. Derdoski Jr., John N. Morales, Morgan Freeman, Tom Kenny, Lisa Sample, Dylan Alfonso, Amir Allak, Chad O. Allen, Eduardo Alvear, Dustin Ardine, Alan Kemper Armani, Cass Asher, Claudia Barroso, Gerald Blakey, David Blanc, James Boss, Felix J. Boyle, J.J. Brewer, Paul Bunnell, David Campbell, Josef Cannon, April Crisafulli, Stella Croxon, Robert DaGasta, Anivile Daniel, Crystal Dawne, Joseph DeBona, Geoffrey DeMarsh, Zachary DeMarsh, Martin Dew, Matt DeWinkeleer, Aaron Dewitt, Joe Duffy, Ed Easterling, Sherman T. Edwards Jr., James D. Faulkner, Tom Faulkner, Robert Feeley, James Filanowski, Pamela Fischer, George Fisher, Charles ‘Chaz’ Galuski, Megan Gamble, Alan Gary, David Gere, Chuck Gerena, Christopher Gilbertson, Jennifer Glasgow, Phillip Gramm, Kristen Haakerud, Dave Harrington, Takako Haywood, Christy Lee Hughes, Dalon Huntington, Marc A. Hutchins, Angie Jaree, Anthony Jennings, Freddie Johnson, Ingrid Johnson, Janis Jones, Charlie Jung, Tanda Kerín, Slava Kirillov, Vladislav Kozlov, Bocker T Labradoodle, Angel Lebon, William Todd Levinson, Laura Lyman, Victor Magnusson, Julia Yulia Maliauka, Robert Mancino, Ed Mantell, Michael Markiewicz, Sean Marrinan, Nick Mastromarco, Riley G. Matthews Jr., Robin Maxkii, Miho Nakamura, Emily Nilsen, Scott Norris, Robert O’Connor, Fred Ortiz, Jennie Pines, A.J. Presley, Angel Princess, Bill Richards, Rachelle Roderick, Cory Rodriguez, Dannielle Rose, Michalina Scorzelli, Nicole Signore, Athena Stamos, Tracy Lee Staton, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, William G. Stowell, Tasciotti, Channing Tatum, Patrick Tierney, Johnny Torres, Mark Valinsky, Michael Waldron, Michael Kevin Walker, Terry Ward, Rochelle Warner, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Kenneth Wright, Mike Yedwab

Synopsis: 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.

Release Date: June 29, 2005 (USA) | Length: 116 min | Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.