War of the Worlds

2005 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

War of the Worlds (2005), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tom Cruise
• Dakota Fanning
• Miranda Otto
• Justin Chatwin
• Tim Robbins
• Rick Gonzalez
• Yul Vazquez
• Lenny Venito
• Lisa Ann Walter
• Ann Robinson

Crew

• Janusz Kamiński — Director of Photography
• Michael Kahn — Editor
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• David Koepp — Screenplay
• Josh Friedman — Screenplay

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit

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