War of the Worlds is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2005 and based on the book The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, first published in 1898. The movie features Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, and others.
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Storyline
The plot begins with an opening narration explaining that Earth was being observed by extraterrestrials with immense intelligence and no compassion. Divorced longshoreman Ray Ferrier works at a dock in Brooklyn, New York, and is estranged from his children: Ray collects his children, steals a van that had just been repaired, and drives to Mary Ann’s empty home in suburban New Jersey to take refuge.
Movie vs Book
Year
2005
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
War of the Worlds
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Length: 1h56m
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Year
1898
Pages
192
Book Rate
7.66
S: Goodreads
Book
The War of the Worlds
Author: H.G. Wells
Country: UK
First published in: 1898
Length: 192 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Byron Haskin
Movie by David Michael Latt
TV Mini-Series by Howard Overman, Gilles Coulier, Richard Clark
TV Series by Howard Overman
Movie by Mario N. Bonassin
TV Series by Simon Kinberg
Movie by Junaid Syed
User polls & recommendations
“It was really important to me that people would experience the same feelings from the movie as they did from the book.”
PABLO BERGER (Filmmaker)
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