War of the Worlds (2005 film)
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War of the Worlds (2005 film) is a science fiction disaster movie directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise that modernizes H.G. Wells's classic alien invasion novel into a contemporary, large-scale cinematic spectacle.
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| instanceOf |
American film
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disaster film → film → science fiction film → |
| antagonistType |
extraterrestrial invaders
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| award |
Saturn Award for Best Sound
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| basedOn |
The War of the Worlds
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| basedOnWorkAuthor |
H. G. Wells
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| boxOfficeWorldwideUSD |
approximately 603,900,000
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| budgetUSD |
approximately 132,000,000
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| cinematographer |
Janusz Kamiński
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| composer |
John Williams
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| director |
Steven Spielberg
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| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
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| editor |
Michael Kahn
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| features |
alien invasion
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tripod war machines → |
| genre |
disaster
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science fiction → thriller → |
| hasMarketingTagline |
They’re already here.
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| mainCharacter |
Rachel Ferrier
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Ray Ferrier NERFINISHED → Robbie Ferrier NERFINISHED → |
| narrativeLocation |
Boston
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New Jersey NERFINISHED → New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED → |
| narrator |
Morgan Freeman
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| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
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Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing NERFINISHED → Academy Award for Best Visual Effects NERFINISHED → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
film adaptations of The War of the Worlds
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| producer |
Colin Wilson
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Kathleen Kennedy NERFINISHED → Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED → |
| productionCompany |
DreamWorks Pictures
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Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED → |
| ratingMPAA |
PG-13
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| releaseYear |
2005
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| runtimeMinutes |
116
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| screenwriter |
David Koepp
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Josh Friedman NERFINISHED → |
| setInPeriod |
contemporary era
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| starring |
Dakota Fanning
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Justin Chatwin NERFINISHED → Miranda Otto NERFINISHED → Tim Robbins NERFINISHED → Tom Cruise NERFINISHED → |
| theatricalReleaseDate |
2005-06-29
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Referenced by (9)
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Dakota Fanning
("War of the Worlds")
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David Koepp ("War of the Worlds") → DreamWorks Pictures ("War of the Worlds") → Kathleen Kennedy → Miranda Otto → Steven Spielberg → Tim Robbins ("War of the Worlds") → |
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The War of the Worlds
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David Koepp
("War of the Worlds")
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wroteScreenplayFor |