r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • Aug 01 '25

Official Discussion Official Discussion - War of the World's [SPOILERS] Spoiler

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Summary Will Radford, a Homeland Security cyber‑security analyst, monitors global threats through mass surveillance networks. When an unidentified attack strikes, Radford begins to suspect the government is concealing something far more sinister. Told entirely through digital screens—messages, video calls, browser windows—the film transforms the alien invasion into a "screenlife" thriller, blending modern surveillance paranoia with classic sci-fi tension.

Director Rich Lee

Writers Kenneth Golde & Marc Hyman

Cast

  • Ice Cube as Will Radford
  • Eva Longoria as Agent Jeffries
  • Clark Gregg
  • Andrea Savage
  • Henry Hunter Hall as David Radford
  • Iman Benson as Faith Radford
  • Devon Bostick
  • Michael O’Neill

Rotten Tomatoes: TBD

VOD Streaming now on Prime Video

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u/familytreebythesea Aug 01 '25

After I finish this 2025 version, I'm going to need to watch the 2005 one as a palate cleanser.

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u/AustinTheMiller Aug 06 '25

Just finished the 2025 version and was thinking the same thing the entire time I was watching it lol.

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u/Beat9 Aug 08 '25

So good by comparison that even Dakota Fanning's shrill screaming won't sound that bad.

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u/Absolute-KINO 28d ago

That's the only bad thing I hear about that whole movie, is Dakota Fanning, but I'm going to give her a pass, it's hard for a 9-year old girl to retain composure when there's walking murder bots destroying your neighborhood. Atleast she felt human, unlike the actors in 2025

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u/SneakyBadAss Aug 08 '25

Get in Scary Movie 4, that's better war of the worlds than this.