War of the Worlds (2005)

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Starring

• Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier
• Tim Robbins as Harlan Ogilvy
• Miranda Otto as Mary Ann
• Dakota Fanning as Rachel Ferrier
• Justin Chatwin as Robbie
• Rick Gonzalez as Vincent
• David Alan Basche

Movie Story

On June 29th, 2005, Earth goes to war. From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes "War of the Worlds," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, and Tim Robbins.

Cruise stars as Ray Ferrier, a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and young daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

Moments later, at an intersection near his house, Ray witnesses an extraordinary event that will change all their lives forever. A towering three-legged war machine emerges from deep beneath the earth and, before anyone can react, incinerates everything in sight. An ordinary day has suddenly become the most extraordinary event of their lifetimes - the first strike in a catastrophic alien attack on Earth.

Ray scrambles to get his children away from this merciless new enemy, embarking on a journey that will take them across the ravaged countryside, where they become caught in the desperate tide of refugees fleeing from an extraterrestrial army of Tripods.

But no matter where they run, there is no safety, no refuge... only Ray's unconquerable will to protect the ones he loves.

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Reader's Reviews

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posted by Abeer on Jun 29, 2008

I really think that this movie is great is all way. Tom Cruise rockssss!!! Well done to War of the Worlds team.

posted by Mandip on Mar 08, 2009

This movie is great! Justin Chatwin is freaking hot!

posted by AnAlien on Mar 15, 2009