War of the Worlds 2005
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
- 117 min
- PG-13
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Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
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Earnest, epic, contemporary and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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50 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Formalists.
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“Is Tom Cruise the best thing in War of the Worlds?”
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“Is it too big for its own story?”
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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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Cast
- Tom CruiseRay
- Dakota FanningRachel
- Miranda OttoMary Ann
- Justin ChatwinRobbie
- Tim RobbinsHarlan Ogilvy
- Rick GonzalezVincent
- Yul VazquezJulio
- Lenny VenitoManny the Mechanic
- Lisa Ann WalterBartender
- Ann RobinsonGrandmother
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- David KoeppScreenplay
- Josh FriedmanScreenplay
- H. G. WellsNovel
- Janusz KamińskiDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Colin WilsonProducer
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