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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

Aug 13, 1953
85 min
Science FictionAction
6.8/ 10
667 votes

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.

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TMDB
6.8/10
667 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
40,386 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
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No rating found
Metacritic
M
78/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,000,000Production cost
Box Office$2,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$0Profitable
ROI
+0.0%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Mighty panorama of Earth-shaking fury as an army from Mars invades!"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$2,000,000

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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