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.
War of the Worlds has generally received positive reviews.
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War of the Worlds was released in 2005 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 932 reviews, giving War of the Worlds (2005) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Professional critics were more impressed with War of the Worlds than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 64%, War of the Worlds is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2005, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2005 with similar scores include films like Robots, Sky High and In Her Shoes.
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