War of the Worlds

AdventureThrillerScience Fiction
Overview : 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.
Budget : 132000000USD
language : en
Runtime : 117 min
Release Date : 2005-06-28
Imdb ID : tt0407304
Status : Released

Cast

Tom Cruise
Ray Ferrier

Dakota Fanning
Rachel Ferrier

Justin Chatwin
Robbie Ferrier

Miranda Otto
Mary-Ann

Tim Robbins
Harlan Ogilvy

Rick Gonzalez
Vincent

Yul Vazquez
Julio

Lenny Venito
Manny the Mechanic

Lisa Ann Walter
Bartender

Ann Robinson
Grandmother

Gene Barry
Grandfather

David Alan Basche
Tim

Roz Abrams
Herself

Camillia Monet
News Producer

Michael Brownlee
TV Reporter, Osaka

Marlon Young
News Cameraman

John Eddins
News Van Driver

Peter Gerety
Hatch Boss / Load Manager

David Harbour
Dock Worker

Miguel Antonio Ferrer
Brazilian Neighbor

January LaVoy
Brazilian Neighbor's Wife

Stephen Gevedon
Neighbor with Lawnmower

Julie White
Woman

Marianne Ebert
Hysterical Woman

Rafael Sardina
Mechanic's Assistant

Amy Ryan
Neighbor With Toddler

Ed Vassallo
Intersection Guy

Michael Arthur
Intersection Guy

Danny Hoch
Intersection Guy Cop

Sharrieff Pugh
Man Studying Street

Erika LaVonn
Photographer

Christopher Evan Welch
Photographer

John Michael Bolger
Man Holding Woman

Omar Jermaine
Man Holding Woman

Robert Cicchini
Guy in Suit

Jim Hanna
Bus Driver

Tracy Howe
Crowd Onlooker

Adam Lazarre-White
Crowd Onlooker

Vito D'Ambrosio
Crowd Onlooker

Laura Zoe Quist
Crowd Onlooker

Ana Maria Quintana
Crowd Onlooker

Lorelei Llee
Crowd Onlooker

Mark Manley
Ferry Worker

John Scurti
Ferry Captain

Becky Ann Baker
Disaster Relief Volunteer

Mariann Mayberry
Mother

Ty Simpkins
3 Year Old Boy

Jerry Walsh
Smart Guy

Tommy Guiffre
National Guardsman

Daniel Franzese
National Guardsman

Ed Schiff
Older Man

Ellen Barry
Woman from Upstate

Amy Hohn
Panicky Woman

Dan Ziskie
Informative Guy

David Conley
Ill-Informed Guy

Daniel Eric Gold
Conspiracy Buff

Booker T. Washington
Conspiracy Debunker

Maggie Lacey
Upset Mother

Eric Zuckerman
Doomsday Guy

Daniel A. Jacobs
Younger Man

Asha R. Nanavati
Woman in Crowd

Joaquin Perez-Campbell
Young Soldier in Tank

Dendrie Taylor
Well Meaning Mother

James DuMont
Well-Meaning Father

Travis Aaron Wade
Soldier

Benny Ciaramello
Soldier

Ricky Luna
Soldier

Columbus Short
Soldier

Kent Faulcon
Soldier

Kevin Collins
Marine Major

Terry Thomas
Marine Major

Clay Bringhurst
Airforce Pilot

Jorge-Luis Pallo
Army Private

Suanne Spoke
Businesswoman

Kirsten Nelson
Businesswoman

Melody Garrett
Older Woman

Lauri Johnson
Older Woman

Takayo Fischer
Older Woman

Shanna Collins
Teenager

Elizabeth Jayne Hong
Teenager

Art Chudabala
Man in Basket

Jeffrey Hutchinson
Man in Basket

Dempsey Pappion
Man in Basket

Chris Todd
Man in Basket

Johnny Kastl
Boston Soldier

Juan Carlos Hernández
Boston Soldier

Bruce W. Derdoski Jr.
Boston Soldier

John N. Morales
Boston Soldier

Morgan Freeman
Narrator (voice)

Peter E. Tasciotti
Soldier (uncredited)

David Gere
Survivor (uncredited)

James Boss
Refugee (uncredited)

Martin Dew
Looter in Diner (uncredited)

Joe Duffy
Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited)

Freddie Johnson
Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Anthony Jennings
Amputee (uncredited)

Ingrid Johnson
Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)

Tanda Kerín
Woman in Crowd (uncredited)

Victor Magnusson
Child in Crowd (uncredited)

Robert O'Connor
Homeless Patron (uncredited)

Miho Nakamura
Passenger (uncredited)

Vladislav Kozlov
Survivor (uncredited)

Channing Tatum
Boy in Church (uncredited)

Kyle S. Brown
Marine Rifleman (uncredited)

Benjamin Popolukus
Soldier (uncredited)

Jason Latief Anderson
Refugee (uncredited)

Dustin Ardine
Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited)

Cass Asher
Soldier (uncredited)

Claudia Barroso
Portuguese Woman (uncredited)

Alan Kemper Armani
Survivor (uncredited)

Timothy Burd
Burned Victim (uncredited)

Paul Bunnell
Boston Survivor (uncredited)

Stella Croxon
Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited)

Joseph DeBona
Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)

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Reviews

narrator56
I enjoyed this entry into the HG Wells film library. The special effects are great (to this amateur anyway) and the acting and action more than adequate. Plus it stays near enough to the sci-fi genius of the author to satisfy the fans of the classic novel. I will say that I got a little tired of the son acting like such a teenager, but he and the Tom Cruise character both show some character growth by the end of the film. Tom is one of those actors who seems to be playing himself a lot, but I suspect there is a lot more work to it than that. I'm not sure Dustin Hoffman would have gotten his Academy Award for Rain Man if he had played off a lesser actor than Cruise. I think there are a couple of scenes the movie could have done without, such as in the cellar with Cruise, his daughter and the man who lived there. It slowed the story down, changed the tenor of the drama, and didn't add a lot, in my view. But it is what it is and overall I found War of the Worlds to be entertaining. Good science fiction movies can be hard to find.
JPV852
First time seeing this in 15 years and lame plot, annoying characters (both kids got on my nerves) and a protagonist who just runs around, as Tom Cruise does so well, but has zero impact on the end game which was... bacteria. Yeah, this was just as dumb today as it was back then. At least the visual effects and sound design still holds up. **2.5/5**
Geronimo1967
Sometimes it just pays to leave well alone, and this remake of the 1953 version adds nothing aside from more sophisticated special effects. A vehicle for Tom Cruse, it allows Stephen Spielberg to turn this menacing and thought-provoking sci-fi classic into a family melodrama with the star and his dysfunctional family travelling the breadth of the country trying to escape the terror that is falling from the skies. These metallic creations are ruthless, destroying everything in their path but somehow the emphasis of this is more on why "Ray" can't get on with "Robbie" (Justin Chatwin) and whether or not "Rachel" (Dakota Fanning) can keep hold of her childhood toy. The effects are good: the lasers and the pyrotechnics; the explosions and scenes of dereliction are impressive - but oddly enough, I found them less so than in the iteration made fifty years earlier. Lots of horrified expressions as the cast look longingly at green screens, some banal dialogue and we end up with a film about the people in/behind it rather than one about alien world domination. After almost two hours, the ending - and it's huge significance - is almost an afterthought to the boring story of who did what to whom over the years in the "Ferrier" family. Cruise can, at times, bring charisma to the screen. Here he brings little and I am afraid that I found this a triumph of commercialism over creativity and was cheerily egging on the aliens from fairly early on.
Arcanum101
An intense, serious and harrowing portrayal of the H.G. Wells classic. Tom Cruise doing an excellent job of not being Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning out acting everyone. It's hard to call this film an enjoyable watch as it's actually emotionally affecting at times, with some very raw realism concerning human nature. This movie manages to keep a constantly high pace without being exhausting to watch. Well worth a place in your collection.