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)

Aug 28

1/5

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

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CT Jones

Rolling Stone

08/12/2025

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

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

08/11/2025

0/4

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.

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

Jan 8

Where other films built around screens like Searching and Missing were able to make what could be a bit of gimmick work, War of the Worlds is just a dull disaster from start to finish.

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

Oct 8

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.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Sep 10

1/5

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

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Albert T

@RT37990046 1d

I really wished I could give this movie a different rating; unfortunately you can't give a movie 0 stars.

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Saniya R

@RT44856130 6d

This is the worse movie I have ever watched. It was super boring, the plot wasn’t there, the acting was terrible, and the effects were incredibly horrific. Furthermore, the majority of the movie involves a desktop and the main actors face in the corner. Additionally, the whole movie felt like one big Amazon ad. COULD NOT RECOMMEND AND A WASTE OF MY TIME.

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Juan Pablo M

@Jcinema Aug 17

Actuaciones horribles, solo es una publicidad, se entiende que se filmó en pandemia, pero se podría haber logrado mejores actuaciones, el guión convenientemente soluciona la temática de la película con los personajes forzadamente integrados a la trama, si te gusta el cine recomiendo no verla

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Grady G

@RT53181934 Aug 16

To be clear, this movie is AWFUL. Everything about it is absolutely terrible from start to finish. However, this is the pinnacle of so bad that it’s good, and you will be crying with laughter throughout the film. This is a perfect movie to watch with friends (and potentially some drinks) to laugh at. Every time you think the movie cannot possibly get more insane, it does within 30 seconds of that thought even entering your head. It’s a disaster, and that’s what makes it such a surreal experience that I honestly cannot recommend enough.

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Conor T

@RT72920782 Aug 7

Probably the worst film I’ve ever seen.

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shamond H

@RT21458332 Aug 4

Movie was awful but funny and totally out of this world like what were you guys thinking of creating this movie . Total take away from the tom cruise version!!!

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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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