Original Language | en |
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Languages Spoken | English |
Release Date | July 29, 2025 |
Runtime | 91 minutes |
Rating | 4.6 |
Country | United States of America |
Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller |
Director | Rich Lee |
Writers | Marc Hyman, Kenny Golde |
Producer | Patrick Aiello, Timur Bekmambetov, Adam Sidman |
Editor | Laura Jennings, Charles Ancelle, Jake York, Sasha Kletsov, Ilya Zevakin |
Music | Jon Natchez |
Cinematography | Christopher Probst |
Screenplay | Marc Hyman, Kenny Golde |
Actor Name | Character Name |
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Ice Cube | William Radford |
Eva Longoria | NASA Scientist Sandra Salas |
Clark Gregg | NSA Director Donald Briggs |
Iman Benson | Faith Radford |
Henry Hunter Hall | David Radford |
Devon Bostick | Mark Goodman |
Andrea Savage | FBI Field Agent Sheila Jeffries |
Nicole Pulliam | News Reporter |
Michael O'Neill | Secretary of Defense Walter Crystal |
Jim Meskimen | POTUS |
Ego Mikitas | General Austin (uncredited) |
Jonathan Daniel Brown | Reporter (uncredited) |
Olivia DeLaurentis | Reporter (uncredited) |
Sydney Heller | Reporter (uncredited) |
Jake Reiner | Reporter (uncredited) |
Matt Corboy | Reporter (uncredited) |
Sasha Lane | Starfire (uncredited) |
Linus Sebastian | Burnout (uncredited) |
Harvey B. Jackson | LAPD Officer Lyman (uncredited) |
Will Radford is a top analyst for Homeland Security who tracks potential threats through a mass surveillance program, until one day an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from him... and from the rest of the world.
Its amazing what you accomplish with a creative script, even on a limited budget.
"War of the Worlds" isn't going to win any awards but its nonetheless still quite entertaining.
The notion of the whole alien invasion playing out from the control room of a US NSA surveillance agent, is novel, as is the manner in which everything is nicely brought together. The acting is decent too, so no complaints there, either.
Perhaps the only limited downside is the special effects, which are only passable. That said, they still function well enough, to make the whole thing enjoyable.
In summary, a simple but watchable sci fi experience. A nice distraction for a wet weekend.
Rating Analysis for War of the Worlds:
Overall Rating: 4.3/10
Total Votes: 277
Rating Breakdown:
- Popularity Score: 1,692.2
- Adult Content: No
- Budget to Revenue Ratio: 0.0%