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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novel by H.G. Wells
Ray Ferrier is a working class man living in New Jersey. He has become estranged from his family and his life isn't in order. His small town life is shaken violently by the arrival of destructive intruders: Aliens which have come up from the ground, en masse, to destroy Earth and all the humans living on it. As the aliens plow through the country in a wave of mass destruction and violence, Ray must put aside thoughts of himself and come to the defense of his children. As the world fends for itself, it's inhabitants must save humanity from a far greater force that threatens to destroy it
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; narrator, Morgan Freeman ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Rick Carter ; visual effects supervisor, Pablo Helman
Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez
MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images
Canadian Rating: 14A
Blu-ray disc, widescreen; requires Blu-ray player
English, French, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue; Spanish, French, English or Portuguese subtitles