---
title: 'War of the Worlds (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '2005-06-29'
runtime_minutes: 117
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-of-the-worlds-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# War of the Worlds (2005)

2005 · PG-13 · 117 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Science Fiction, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction and action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp, based on H. G. Wells' 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds. Tom Cruise stars in the main role alongside Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, and Tim Robbins, with narration by Morgan Freeman. It follows an American dock worker who must look after his estranged children as he struggles to protect and reunite them with their mother when extraterrestrials invade Earth and devastate cities with giant war machines.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Screenplay:** [David Koepp](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-koepp), [Josh Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-friedman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-williams-2)
- **Producer:** [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [Colin Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-wilson-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Janusz Kamiński](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-kaminski)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [John Scurti](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scurti)
- [Julie White](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-white)
- [Yul Vazquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/yul-vazquez)
- [Ty Simpkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-simpkins)
- [Tim Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-robbins)
- [George Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fisher)
- [Dakota Fanning](https://cinepixo.com/people/dakota-fanning)
- [Tom Cruise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cruise)
- [Stephen Gevedon](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-gevedon)
- [Daniel Franzese](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-franzese)
- [David Harbour](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-harbour)
- [Miranda Otto](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-otto)
- [Justin Chatwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-chatwin)
- [Columbus Short](https://cinepixo.com/people/columbus-short)
- [Gene Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-barry)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/war-of-the-worlds-2005
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