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War of the Worlds

"They're already here."

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
6.6/10
502,091 votes
76/100
Fresh
M
73/100
Metascore
TMDB
6.5/10
9,048 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

0

Wins

📋

3

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Editing
Best Sound

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$132.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$603.9M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$234,280,354

United States

Profit

+$471.9M

ROI: +357%

Budget Recovery457% of budget
$0|Budget: $132.0M|Revenue: $603.9M

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60-Day Views

147.7K

Daily Avg

2.5K

7-Day Trend

-3%
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Based On

The War of the Worlds

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Jersey
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3 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
New JerseyNew YorkNew York City
Time Period
2000s

Themes & Subjects

#alieninvasion

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Janusz Kamiński

Film Editing

Michael Kahn

Music / Score

John Williams

Costume Design

Joanna Johnston

Production Design

Rick Carter

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesDreamWorksCruise/Wagner ProductionsAmblin Entertainment

Distributors

NetflixDisney+SkyShowtimeUIP-Dunafilm

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch War of the Worlds

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United States of AmericaPG-13
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United Kingdom12A
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Canada14A
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AustraliaM
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IndiaUA
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom12A
Canada14A
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceU
IndiaUA
JapanG

+28 more countries

Production

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writers

H. G. Wells, David Koepp, Josh Friedman

Production Companies

Paramount PicturesDreamWorks PicturesAmblin EntertainmentCruise/Wagner Productions

Cast

Tom Cruise photo

Tom Cruise

Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning photo

Dakota Fanning

Rachel Ferrier

Justin Chatwin photo

Justin Chatwin

Robbie Ferrier

Miranda Otto photo

Miranda Otto

Mary-Ann

Tim Robbins photo

Tim Robbins

Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez photo

Rick Gonzalez

Vincent

Yul Vazquez photo

Yul Vazquez

Julio

Lenny Venito photo

Lenny Venito

Manny the Mechanic

Lisa Ann Walter photo

Lisa Ann Walter

Bartender

Ann Robinson photo

Ann Robinson

Grandmother

Gene Barry photo

Gene Barry

Grandfather

David Alan Basche photo

David Alan Basche

Tim

Tags & Keywords

daughternew jerseypost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)airplanebased on novel or bookundergrounddystopiaaliensurvivaldisasterapocalypsecreaturealien invasionhuman subjugation

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