War of the worlds

Cruise, Tom, 1962- (Added Author). Fanning, Dakota, 1994- (Added Author). Freeman, Morgan. (Added Author). Friedman, Josh. (Added Author). Kaminski, Janusz, 1959- (Added Author). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (Added Author). Koepp, David. (Added Author). Otto, Miranda. (Added Author). Robbins, Tim, 1958- (Added Author). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 Motion picture adaptation of (work): War of the worlds. (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Wilson, Colin. (Added Author). Dreamworks Pictures. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (116 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Universal City, California : Paramount Pictures, [2015]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ♭2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by H.G. Wells. Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 2005.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for frightening sequences of sci-fi violence and disturbing images.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 7, 2015).