War of the Worlds
2025 · Movie · PG-13 · 91 min · ★ 4.1 · 5% critics
A Homeland Security analyst monitors potential threats through a mass surveillance program, confident he can spot danger before it strikes. When a sudden attack by an unknown entity hits, he’s forced to question what he’s seeing on his screens—and whether the government is keeping the truth from him and the public.
Based on The War of the Worlds
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-07-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 5/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.1/10 (1,009 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like screen-based, tech-heavy sci‑fi that leans into goofy, low-budget chaos and product-placement vibes; Not for you if you hate video-call fatigue, rough effects, or want a serious alien thriller like Apex.
Pros: novel screen-based setup; occasional campy fun; watchable on low budget | Cons: weak acting; messy, boring pacing; cheap-looking effects
Themes
- government
- attack
- privacy
- surveillance
- found footage
- cybersecurity
- district
- online privacy
- screenlife
- war
Cast & crew
Ice Cube
as William Radford
Eva Longoria
as NASA Scientist Sandra Salas
Clark Gregg
as NSA Director Donald Briggs
Iman Benson
as Faith Radford
Henry Hunter Hall
as David Radford
Devon Bostick
as Mark Goodman
Andrea Savage
as FBI Field Agent Sheila Jeffries
Nicole Pulliam
as News Reporter
Michael O'Neill
as Secretary of Defense Walter Crystal
Jim Meskimen
as POTUS
Directed by Rich Lee