War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
“ They're already here. ”
CINEMA2005-06-28
DIGITAL2006-01-06
RegionUS
Runtime117 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“H. G. Wells's alien invasion novel is reworked as a modern disaster film, bringing a civilizational crisis close through one family's flight.”
“Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise depict terrifying subterranean tripod warmachines disintegrating civilization from a parent's view.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Steven Spielberg
KEYWORDS
daughternew jerseypost-traumatic stress disorder ptsdairplanebased on novel or bookundergrounddystopiaaliensurvivaldisasterapocalypsecreaturealien invasionhuman subjugation
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