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Cinematic Rating

4.2 / 10

Budget

$10,000,000

Studio

Universal Pictures, Bazelevs, Patrick Aiello Productions

War of the Worlds Review

Unfiltered Review PG-13 Released: 2025 Rating: 4.2/10 1h 31m English Science Fiction • Thriller

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The Plot

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.

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What Audiences Are Saying

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MovieGuys

"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 no..."

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Microcosmic

"Trash. Uber trash. Worst use of an IP to date."

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oynx

"amazing relative idea to this era , liked the movie"

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