H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (2005)

Original title

H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds

Directed by

Timothy Hines

Genre

drama film, horror film, action film, thriller film, independent film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel is set in Victorian England during a Martian invasion. Scientists and ordinary people struggle to survive against the alien war machines.

faithfulperiodslowdatedearnestlow-budgetdragging

What happens

H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds is a 2005 American independent science fiction action film co-written and directed by Timothy Hines, based on H. G. Wells' 1898 Novel of the same name. It is the first film adaptation to be set in the novel's original Victorian England setting as opposed to modern day america. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized its 180-minute runtime and special effects, while noting its faithfulness to the original novel. A re-formatted, re-worked version, War of the Worlds: The True Story was released in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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