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War of the Worlds
2005
· Movie
· 117 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3233
- IMDb #3050
- Google retired #2940
- Rotten Tomatoes #3174
- Metacritic #1503
- Letterboxd #2690
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2301
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4428
- Metacritic Critics #1164
- Metacritic Audience #2268
- Criticker #2862
- Douban #1919
- Kinopoisk #2276
- AlloCiné #2517
- Trakt #2861
Every rating
36–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 36, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A divorced dockworker struggles to connect with his children. Their weekend is interrupted when powerful alien tripods emerge and begin a ruthless attack on Earth. He must become the protector he never was and lead his children on a desperate journey across a decimated landscape to find safety.
Details
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writers
- David Koepp, Josh Friedman
- Based on
- The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
- Released
- 28 June 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $132.0M
- Box office
- $603.9M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 30 →1 major award won · 10 wins from 30 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2006 | Best Young Performer | Dakota Fanning | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Sound Editing | Richard King | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Sound Mixing | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and Ron Judkins | Nominee |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 2006 | Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2006 | Best Sound Design | War of the Worlds | Winner |
| Empire Awards 2006 | Best Film | War of the Worlds | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2006 | Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Young Performer | Dakota Fanning | Winner |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Sound Editing | Richard King | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, and Ron Judkins | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | "Fleeing the Neighborhood" – Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Sandra Scott, and Marshall Krasser | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing & Lighting in a Feature | Marshall Krasser, Michael Jamieson, Jeff Saltzman, and Regan Mcgee | Winner |
| Outstanding Model in a Photoreal or Animated Project | Ed Hirsh, Steve Gawley, Joshua Ong, and Russell Paul | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action | War of the Worlds | Winner |
| Summer 2005 Blockbuster | War of the Worlds | Winner |
Saturn Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Dakota Fanning | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Music | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | War of the Worlds | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
| Best Writing | David Koepp | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | John Williams | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Design | War of the Worlds | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Youth in Film | Dakota Fanning | Winner |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Nominee |
| Best Film | War of the Worlds | Nominee |
| Scene of the Year | The Arrival | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Editing | Michael Kahn | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
| Outstanding Overall DVD | War of the Worlds | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Worst Actor | Tom Cruise | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Academy
1 nomination
| Best International Actress | Dakota Fanning | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Scared-As-Shit Performance | Dakota Fanning | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography or Visual/Special Effects | Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randal M. Dutra, and Dan Sudick | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Summer Movie | War of the Worlds | Nominee |