War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film film adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp. It is one of three film adaptations of War of the Worlds released that year, alongside The Asylum's version and Pendragon Pictures' version. It stars Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier, a divorced dock worker estranged from his children (Dakota Fanning and Just... More

Initial release date:

  • Jun 13, 2005

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 58 min

Also known as:

  • La guerra de los mundos,
  • Maailmade sõda,
  • Krieg der Welten,
  • Maailmojen sota,
  • O polemos ton kosmon,
  • Guerra de los mundos,
  • Guerra dos Mundos,
  • La guerra dei mondi,
  • Klodenes kamp,
  • La guerre des mondes,
  • Война миров,
  • La guerra dels mons,
  • Dünyalar savasi,
  • Rat svetova,
  • Party in Fresno,
  • Samkarota omi,
  • Világok harca,
  • Wojna swiatów,
  • Rat svjetova,
  • Out of the Night,
  • Världarnas krig,
  • Válka svetu

Film

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films...

Tagline:

  • They're already here.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jun 23, 2005
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • Nov 22, 2005
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Production design by:

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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 58 min
  • 1 h 56 min
  • 1 h 57 min
  • 1 h 52 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 132,000,000

Soundtrack:

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Media

Adapted From

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds (1898), a science fiction novel by Herbert George Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist's adventures in London and the countryside southwest of London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written in 1895-1897, it is one of the earliest stories that details...

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Awards

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Nominees

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner Notes/Description
  • 2005
  • Best Young Actress
  • 2005
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BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actress Winners

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