War of the Worlds

"Your data is deadly."

2025 1h 31m EN

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2.5

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★4.0TMDB · 1,164🥫4%Rotten Tomatoes●6Metacritic★2.5IMDB · 31,185

Science FictionThriller

Synopsis

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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.

“Your data is deadly.”

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Cast

Ice Cube
William Radford
Eva Longoria
NASA Scientist Sandra Salas
Clark Gregg
NSA Director Donald Briggs
Iman Benson
Faith Radford
Henry Hunter Hall
David Radford
Devon Bostick
Mark Goodman
Andrea Savage
FBI Field Agent Sheila Jeffries
Nicole Pulliam
News Reporter

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rich Lee
Writers: Marc Hyman, Kenny Golde, Kenny Golde
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rich Lee, shot by Christopher Probst. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jon Natchez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Charles Ancelle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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RUNTIME

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Ice Cube and Eva Longoria and Clark Gregg carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Your data is deadly.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13186306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rich Lee directs. Christopher Probst behind the camera. Jon Natchez scores. Charles Ancelle cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Rich Lee, shot by Christopher Probst. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jon Natchez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Charles Ancelle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ice Cube and Eva Longoria and Clark Gregg carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Your data is deadly.".
7IMDB entry: tt13186306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "government", "attack", "privacy", "surveillance".
9Released under 32 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Probst
Original score: Jon Natchez
Editing: Charles Ancelle
Production design: Clarence Major
Makeup / hair: Debra Denson
VFX supervisor: Jean Delaunay
Sound: Nathan Ruyle
Stunt coordinator: Ian Eyre
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: War of the Worlds (2025)
Rotten Tomatoes: 4% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 6/100
IMDB rating: 2.5/10 · 31,185 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture

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MovieGuys2025-07-31
★ 6/10
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 novel, as is the manner in which everything is nicely brought together. The acting is decent too, so no complaints there, either. Perhaps the only limited downside is the special effects, which are only passable. That said, they still function well enough, to make the whole thing enjoyable. In summary, a simple but watchable sci fi experience. A nice distraction for a wet weekend.
Microcosmic2025-08-09
★ 2/10
Trash. Uber trash. Worst use of an IP to date.
oynx2025-08-14
amazing relative idea to this era , liked the movie