War of the Worlds

New Jersey, late summer, a looming storm cloud. A divorced father's weekend with his kids turns into a desperate fight for survival, alien machines rising from the earth. Spielberg revisits classic sci-fi with modern urgency.

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Steven Spielberg directed War of the Worlds in 2005. See Steven Spielberg's full filmography, where to start with Steven Spielberg, or where to go after you've seen everything by Steven Spielberg.

War of the Worlds was released in 2005 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 117 minutes.