War of the Worlds

Cast: Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, James DuMont, David Alan Basche, Daniel Franzese, Yul Vazquez, Michalina Almindo, Amir Allak, Cass Asher, Michael Arthur, Tania Barone, Verton R. Banks, Gerald Blakey, Gene Barry

Director: Steven Spielberg

Rating: PG-13

Studio: Dreamworks

Release date: June 29th, 2005

Synopsis:

Cruise stars as Ray Ferrier, a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife (Miranda Otto) and her new husband drop off his teenage son Robbie (Justin Chatwin) and young daughter Rachel (Dakota Fanning) for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down. Moments later, at an intersection near his house, Ray witnesses an extraordinary event that will change all their lives forever. A towering three-legged war machine emerges from deep beneath the earth and, before anyone can react, incinerates everything in sight. An ordinary day has suddenly become the most extraordinary event of their lifetimes - the first strike in a catastrophic alien attack on Earth. Ray scrambles to get his children away from this merciless new enemy, embarking on a journey that will take them across the ravaged countryside, where they become caught in the desperate tide of refugees fleeing from an extraterrestrial army of Tripods. But no matter where they run, there is no safety, no refuge … only Ray's unconquerable will to protect the ones he loves.

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