If you loved H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, try The 5th Wave

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

2005 · dir. David Michael Latt

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The 5th Wave

2016 · dir. J Blakeson

What they share

Theysit in Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The 5th Wave is

Abandoned highway, winter, a lonely car horn fading. A teenage girl navigates a devastated landscape, a brother to rescue, an alien invasion in waves. It's a YA thriller that lands better on a lazy Sunday.

If you loved H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds, try The 5th Wave

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

The 5th Wave

What they share

What The 5th Wave is

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