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War of the Worlds

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A computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack. Accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.
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Critics Consensus

Stranding Ice Cube in an inept screensaver with wall-to-wall product placement, War of the Worlds will make audiences consider giving peace a chance instead.

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To some, War of the Worlds is a branded empty package; to others, it’s a sci-fi guilty pleasure treasure that proves the old adage right.

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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) Aug 28
1/5
The plot is ludicrous, the filmmaking sloppy, the performances disconnected. It’s a true desktop disaster. Go to Full Review CT Jones Rolling Stone Aug 12
Don't let the noise fool you. This corporation-coddling remake is so unparseable you'll actively wish it were worse -- or just over. Go to Full Review Johnny Oleksinski New York Post Aug 11
0/4
The screenplay by Kenny Golde and Marc Hyman gets overcomplicated because they’re desperately reaching for something to spice up Ice Cube staring at a computer at his desk. Go to Full Review Chase Hutchinson The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Jan 8
Where other films built around screens like Searching and Missing were able to make what could be a bit of gimmick work, War of the Worlds is just a dull disaster from start to finish. Go to Full Review Clement Tyler Obropta Film Inquiry Oct 8
War of the Worlds attempts to boldly adapt H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic for the modern age, the way that your digestive system boldly adapts a five-course dinner into excrement. Go to Full Review Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Sep 10
1/5
This was painful. It was boring, had terrible graphics and performances, and felt overlong despite being less than an hour and a half. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Fishsticks_ @Fishsticks_ 13h This movie is so bad that you'll either find it hilarious, or entirely unbearable. It's still crazy how little effort was put into it, it's not like amazon is lacking the resources lol. See more SlavbalticuralicUnion K @Slavbaltic 2d Can we just get a faithful adaptation with thunderchild actaually following the book and played in cinemas Instead this shit which feels like war of the discord See more David M @DMinsterman 2d I can't state strongly enough, how quantitatively bad this "movie" was, on every level. See more Jazmin C. @luv_jazmin 3d idek what the hell happened that was so dumb See more Keith N 3d HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL NAAAW See more Joshu C. @JDNamikaze 4d Absolutely bad, like painful bad! I know Ice Cube is not the best actor but god they did him dirty with this movie, it wasn’t necessary at all! It’s like Jeff Bezos paid for a super bad add See more Read all reviews
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Rich Lee

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Ice Cube

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Eva Longoria

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Michael O'Neill

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Olivia DeLaurentis

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Clark Gregg

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Movie Info

Synopsis A computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack. Accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.
Director
Rich Lee
Producer
Patrick Aiello, Timur Bekmambetov
Screenwriter
Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman, H.G. Wells, Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Bazelevs, Patrick Aiello Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 30, 2025
Runtime
1h 29m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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