The War of the Worlds
1953 • 85 min • Science Fiction · Action
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 68 Audience · 717 · 40%
Uvamizi wa wageni kutoka Mars unatishia ubinadamu katika filamu hii ya kitambo ya sayansi. Wamars wanatua California, wakitumia silaha za kisasa dhidi ya Dunia. Mwanasayansi anajitahidi kuelewa na kupambana na wavamizi hao wanaoonekana kutoshindwa.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 7/10
Heads up
- Matukio ya uharibifu mkubwa na hofu
- Miale ya joto ya Wamars huwatenganisha watu
- Wahusika wanapambana na hasara na machafuko
What it models well
- Ujasiri unapokabiliwa na hofu
- Kutatua matatizo kisayansi
- Ustahimilivu wa binadamu
Talk about it after
- Jinsi wanadamu wanavyoitikia tishio lisilojulikana
- Nguvu ya umoja na ushirikiano
- Nafasi ya imani wakati wa shida
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Top billed cast
Director: Byron Haskin • Crew: Barré Lyndon
Trailers & clips
How Chicken Wire Rescued a 1950s Cinematic Epic | The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953) Original Trailer [HD]
Rick Baker on WAR OF THE WORLDS
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers“The War of the Worlds” now restored in 4K HD with its lovely looking technicolour and amazing surround sound really has elevated this movie to a higher level than any previous release. Made during the height of optimism in 1953 “The War of the Worlds” was and still is quite horrific and unnerving. The joys of the Atomic age are highlighted by the beauty of the alien spacecraft and the atom bomb being the answer t...
RecommendedNot great in terms of the script, acting or the abrupt ending, the practical effects were impressive and a lot of fun with the Martian ships flying and causing mayhem and destruction. I can imagine this wowed audiences back in '53. **3.0/5**
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**Clark Kent & Lois Lane face an invasion of Martians!**_ A flaming meteor lands near a small town in rural California, yet it turns out it’s not really a meteor, but rather the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion! “The War of the Worlds” (1953) loosely interprets H.G. Wells' classic 1898 novel and moves the events up to the mid-20th century wherein Earthlings have modern weapons at their disposal,...
RecommendedSmashing sci-fi film that is a landmark for special effects. Martians invade Earth with total destructive powers, seemingly unstoppable, mankind must find a way to beat them before all is Lost. In spite of the uproar and considerable success of Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of the H.G Wells novel, War Of The Worlds was a topic that directors were staying well away from. Such high esteemed men like as C...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (717)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $2,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0046534
