The War of the Worlds

6.8
Moderate
19531h 25m

Directed by

Overview

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Trailer

Top Cast

Gene Barry - Clayton Forrester in The War of the Worlds

Gene Barry

Clayton Forrester

Ann Robinson - Sylvia Van Buren in The War of the Worlds

Ann Robinson

Sylvia Van Buren

Lewis Martin - Matthew Collins in The War of the Worlds

Lewis Martin

Matthew Collins

Les Tremayne - General Mann in The War of the Worlds

Les Tremayne

General Mann

Frank Kreig - Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited) in The War of the Worlds

Frank Kreig

Fiddler Hawkins (uncredited)

Vernon Rich - Ralph Heffner in The War of the Worlds

Vernon Rich

Ralph Heffner

Sandro Giglio - Dr. Bilderbeck in The War of the Worlds

Sandro Giglio

Dr. Bilderbeck

Ann Codee - Dr. Duprey (uncredited) in The War of the Worlds

Ann Codee

Dr. Duprey (uncredited)

Community
6.8
668 votes
My Score
N/A
Login to rate
6.5
Moderate confidence
Bayesian
6.46
95% interval
±0.10
Ratings
668

668 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.10 as more ratings come in.

Why we're confident →

Where to Watch

Click icons to visit streaming services directly. Streaming service names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners.

Movie Info

Release Date

August 13, 1953

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Action, Science Fiction

Director

All Reviews

Sort by:
Weekly Movie Picks, every Friday to your inbox