War of the Worlds

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War of the Worlds

2025

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack. Accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.

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Critics Consensus

Stranding Ice Cube in an inept screensaver with wall-to-wall product placement, War of the Worlds will make audiences consider giving peace a chance instead.

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Audience Says

To some, War of the Worlds is a branded empty package; to others, it’s a sci-fi guilty pleasure treasure that proves the old adage right.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The plot is ludicrous, the filmmaking sloppy, the performances disconnected. It’s a true desktop disaster.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 28, 2025

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CT Jones

Rolling Stone

Don't let the noise fool you. This corporation-coddling remake is so unparseable you'll actively wish it were worse -- or just over.

Aug 12, 2025

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

The screenplay by Kenny Golde and Marc Hyman gets overcomplicated because they’re desperately reaching for something to spice up Ice Cube staring at a computer at his desk.

Rated: 0/4

Aug 11, 2025

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

War of the Worlds attempts to boldly adapt H.G. Wells’ sci-fi classic for the modern age, the way that your digestive system boldly adapts a five-course dinner into excrement.

Oct 8, 2025

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This was painful. It was boring, had terrible graphics and performances, and felt overlong despite being less than an hour and a half.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 10, 2025

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

There's so many tonal inconsistencies, Ice Cube's performance is offensively bad, and the plot fell apart after the first ten minutes. Also, the excessive product placement was ridiculous.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 10, 2025

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Declan D.

This is one of the worst Amazon ads I’ve ever seen. The only scene in this movie that was actually cool was the drone sequence that looks like the VR graphics from the Godzilla arcade game.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/22/25

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Jacob B

One of the worst pieces of theater to ever be released. Trying its hardest to tarnish the legacy of H.G Wells' masterpiece. Set aside the awful acting with less emotional depth than my pet goldfish of the late 90s, this movie feels like the script and dialogue was written by an early version of chat GPT with a 6 year old giving the prompts. I dont even want to know how much Amazon gave to have an unskippable ad in it towards the end... If I could give it 0/5 I would have.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/25

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Thane N Trina S

It’s awful. I’d rather suffer an alien probe so deep it gives me a lobotomy than watch it again. Every 5-star review must have been written by bots, click farms, straight up AI, or people who seriously need to get out more. "Best movie of all time"?? Calm down there folks.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/19/25

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Audience Member

is this a Ai film .. or did Ice Cube really star in this ? this movie gives new meaning to Low Budget .. Check out My YouTube Channel - Sudden Gaming

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/25

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Isaac A

Absolutely mind-boggling. The CGI! The acting! The historical accuracy! I couldn't contain my excitement. To the point where I cried white down my pants. Mere mortals cannot simply fathom the masterpiece that we all beheld on July 30, 2025. My friend and I became lovers after this movie. It brought us together closer than what Zoom could ever achieve in our lifetime. Thank you so much for this masterpiece!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/18/25

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Stranding Ice Cube in an inept screensaver with wall-to-wall product placement, War of the Worlds will make audiences consider giving peace a chance instead.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/25

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Synopsis

A computer security analyst working for the U.S. government finds his daily life disrupted by an alien attack. Accustomed to dealing with virtual threats, his struggle extends to secrets the government may be hiding.

Director: Rich Lee
Producer: Patrick Aiello, Timur Bekmambetov
Screenwriter: Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman, H.G. Wells, Kenny Golde, Marc Hyman
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Bazelevs, Patrick Aiello Productions
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2025
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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