Is War of the Worlds violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is War of the Worlds scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is War of the Worlds sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is War of the Worlds easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does War of the Worlds end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

War of the Worlds

Name: War of the Worlds
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 2005
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins

They're already here.

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Produced by Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures

2005117 min6.6 / 10

A visceral alien-invasion thriller centered on a flawed father's desperate fight to protect his children through apocalyptic chaos and existential dread.

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.

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Is War of the Worlds violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is War of the Worlds scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is War of the Worlds sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is War of the Worlds easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does War of the Worlds end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.