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War of the Worlds (2025)

War of the Worlds poster
Directed by
Rich Lee
Genre
action film, horror film, adventure film, science fiction film, thriller film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 1,031 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to survive when aliens attack Earth in a modernized version of H.G. Wells' story. The film uses a screenlife format showing events through digital screens and devices.

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What happens

War of the Worlds is a 2025 American screenlife science fiction film based on the 1898 novel by H. G. Wells. The film was directed by Rich Lee with a screenplay by Kenneth A. Golde and Marc Hyman. It stars Ice Cube, Eva Longoria, Clark Gregg, Andrea Savage, Henry Hunter Hall, Iman Benson, Devon Bostick, and Michael O'Neill. War of the Worlds was released on Amazon Prime Video on July 30, 2025. The film received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and is considered one of the worst films ever made, with particular criticism aimed at its extensive product placement. At the 46th Golden Raspberry Awards, it won five of the six categories it was nominated for, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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