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War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds2005

★6.6117 minAdventureThrillerScience Fiction

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.

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writer

David Koepp Josh Friedman

Score

Stars

Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto

Cast109

Tom Cruise
as Ray
Dakota Fanning
as Rachel
Miranda Otto
as Mary Ann
Justin Chatwin
as Robbie
Tim Robbins
as Harlan Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez
as Vincent
Yul Vazquez
as Julio
Lenny Venito
as Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter
as Bartender
Ann Robinson
as Grandmother
Gene Barry
as Grandfather
David Alan Basche
as Tim
Roz Abrams
as Herself
Michael Brownlee
as TV Reporter - Osaka
Camillia Monet
as News Producer
Marlon Young
as News Cameraman
John Eddins
as News van Driver
Peter Gerety
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
David Harbour
as Dock Worker
M
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
as Brazilian Neighbor
January LaVoy
as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife
Stephen Gevedon
as Neighbor with Lawnmower
Julie White
as Woman
M
Marianne Ebert
as Hysterical Woman
Rafael Sardina
as Mechanic's Assistant
Amy Ryan
as Neighbor with Toddler
Ed Vassallo
as Intersection Guy
M
Michael Arthur
as Intersection Guy
D
Danny Hoch
as Intersection Guy Cop
Sharrieff Pugh
as Man Studying Street
E
Erika LaVonn
as Photographer
Christopher Evan Welch
as Photographer
John Michael Bolger
as Man Holding Woman
O
Omar Jermaine
as Man Holding Woman
Robert Cicchini
as Guy in Suit
Jim Hanna
as Bus Driver
Tracy Howe
as Crowd Onlooker
Adam Lazarre-White
as Crowd Onlooker
Vito D'Ambrosio
as Crowd Onlooker
L
Laura Zoe Quist
as Crowd Onlooker
Ana Maria Quintana
as Crowd Onlooker
L
Lorelei Llee
as Crowd Onlooker
M
Mark Manley
as Ferry Worker
John Scurti
as Ferry Captain
Becky Ann Baker
as Disaster Relief Volunteer
Mariann Mayberry
as Mother
Ty Simpkins
as 3 Year Old Boy
Jerry Walsh
as Smart Guy
Tommy Guiffre
as National Guardsman
Daniel Franzese
as National Guardsman
E
Ellen Barry
as Woman from Upstate
Amy Hohn
as Panicky Woman
D
Dan Ziskie
as Informative Guy
D
David Conley
as Ill-Informed Guy
Daniel Eric Gold
as Conspiracy Buff
B
Booker T. Washington
as Conspiracy Debunker
Maggie Lacey
as Upset Mother
Eric Zuckerman
as Doomsday Guy
D
Daniel A. Jacobs
as Younger Man
A
Asha R. Nanavati
as Woman in Crowd
J
Joaquin Perez-Campbell
as Young Soldier in Tank
Dendrie Taylor
as Well Meaning Mother
James DuMont
as Well-Meaning Father
Travis Aaron Wade
as Soldier
B
Benny Ciaramello
as Soldier
Ricky Luna
as Soldier
Columbus Short
as Soldier
Kent Faulcon
as Soldier
Kevin Collins
as Marine Major
T
Terry Thomas
as Marine Major
C
Clay Bringhurst
as Airforce Pilot
Jorge-Luis Pallo
as Army Private
Suanne Spoke
as Businesswoman
Kirsten Nelson
as Businesswoman
M
Melody Garrett
as Older Woman
Lauri Johnson
as Older Woman
Takayo Fischer
as Older Woman
Shanna Collins
as Teenager
Elizabeth Jayne Hong
as Teenager
Art Chudabala
as Man in Basket
Jeffrey Hutchinson
as Man in Basket
Dempsey Pappion
as Man in Basket
Chris Todd
as Man in Basket
Johnny Kastl
as Boston Soldier
Juan Carlos Hernández
as Boston Soldier
B
Bruce W. Derdoski Jr.
as Boston Soldier
J
John N. Morales
as Boston Soldier
Morgan Freeman
as Narrator (voice)
Peter E. Tasciotti
as Soldier (uncredited)
David Gere
as Survivor (uncredited)
J
James Boss
as Refugee (uncredited)
Martin Dew
as Looter in Diner (uncredited)
J
Joe Duffy
as Refugee Fleeing Martians / Ferry Passenger (uncredited)
F
Freddie Johnson
as Boston Survivor (uncredited)
Anthony Jennings
as Amputee (uncredited)
I
Ingrid Johnson
as Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)
T
Tanda Kerín
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
M
Miho Nakamura
as Passenger (uncredited)
V
Vladislav Kozlov
as Survivor (uncredited)
Channing Tatum
as Boy in Church (uncredited)
Kyle S. Brown
as Marine Rifleman (uncredited)
Jason Latief Anderson
as Refugee (uncredited)
D
Dustin Ardine
as Refugee Outside the Diner (uncredited)
C
Cass Asher
as Soldier (uncredited)
A
Alan Kemper Armani
as Survivor (uncredited)
Timothy Burd
as Burned Victim (uncredited)
P
Paul Bunnell
as Boston Survivor (uncredited)
Joseph DeBona
as Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)
D
Dannielle Rose
as Ferry Passenger (uncredited)

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