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War of the Worlds

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War of the Worlds
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PG13,1hr 56min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action
Released:
June 29, 2005
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures
Starring:
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto  ...more
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. 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIMES
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. Full Review
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73
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 40 critic reviews
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Tom Cruise
Ray Ferrier
Dakota Fanning
Rachel Ferrier
Miranda Otto
Mary Ann
Justin Chatwin
Robbie Ferrier
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Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds"
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds"
Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds"
Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds"
Miranda Otto in "War of the Worlds"
Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in "War of the Worlds"
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