The War of the Worlds fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Epic and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
War, technology, and the future
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography
Epic and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The War of the Worlds is epic, thrilling, and tense.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
War, technology, and the future
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around war, technology, and the future. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!
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You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 25 min
The War of the Worlds runs 1 h 25 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The War of the Worlds higher (84) than audiences (70). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 1.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hindi, German, Italian, Spanish. Produced in United States.
+56GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The War of the Worlds in 70 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for The War of the Worlds, including Edison's Conquest of Mars, Sherlock Holmes' War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches.
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