• Director(s)

    Steven Spielberg

  • Production Year

    2005

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    116m

  • Cast

    Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, David Alan Basche

Film

War Of The Worlds

Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror

WAR OF THE WORLDS is a science fiction drama thriller, from 2005, in which Earth is invaded by a malevolent and seemingly irresistible alien force.…

WAR OF THE WORLDS is a science fiction drama thriller, from 2005, in which Earth is invaded by a malevolent and seemingly irresistible alien force.

threat and horror
The threat from the aliens is mainly conducted in gigantic tripod machines which cause the destruction of buildings, and which blast humans in undetailed fashion. The general threat becomes focused on a father and his young daughter as they attempt to evade alien attackers in sometimes sustained passages of menace which occasionally occur in confined spaces.
additional issues
There are occasional bloody images. There is mild bad language including uses of 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'dick', 'pissed off' and 'my God'.

  • Director(s)

    Steven Spielberg

  • Production Year

    2005

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    116m

  • Cast

    Tom Cruise, Justin Chatwin, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, David Alan Basche

Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
13/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of sustained moderate threat in which characters flee from large alien machines which destroy buildings and vehicles, and fire a heat ray which turns victims into dust upon contact. Other scenes of threat include the protagonist and his daughter hiding in a basement as aliens search the room, some gun threat as humans fight over a car, and a frantic escape from a boat as it is attacked by the aliens, throwing people and cars into the water.
disturbing images
Scenes include people being vaporised by an alien heat ray, human bodies floating in a river, sight of a crashed plane which has destroyed various buildings, and the implied draining of blood from humans by the alien machines. In one scene, it is implied the protagonist has murdered a crazed man in order to protect his daughter.
additional issues
There is occasional use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'asshole', and 'dick'.
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
18/05/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures c/o Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
Front Log Change
threat and horror
The threat from the aliens is mainly conducted in gigantic tripod machines which cause the destruction of buildings, and which blast humans in undetailed fashion. The general threat becomes focused on a father and his young daughter as they attempt to evade alien attackers in sometimes sustained passages of menace which occasionally occur in confined spaces.
additional issues
There are occasional bloody images. There is mild bad language including uses of 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'dick', 'pissed off' and 'my God'.
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
18/05/2020
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Pictures c/o Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
h, e, a, g, n, F, o, r, g, o, C, t, n, L
threat and horror
The threat from the aliens is mainly conducted in gigantic tripod machines which cause the destruction of buildings, and which blast humans in undetailed fashion. The general threat becomes focused on a father and his young daughter as they attempt to evade alien attackers in sometimes sustained passages of menace which occasionally occur in confined spaces. There are occasional bloody images. There is mild bad language including uses of 'bullshit', 'shit', 'asshole', 'dick', 'pissed off' and 'my God'.
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
08/02/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Front Row TV Ltd
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of sustained moderate threat in which characters flee from large alien machines which destroy buildings and vehicles, and fire a heat ray which turns victims into dust upon contact. Other scenes of threat include the protagonist and his daughter hiding in a basement as aliens search the room, some gun threat as humans fight over a car, and a frantic escape from a boat as it is attacked by the aliens, throwing people and cars into the water.
disturbing images
Scenes include people being vaporised by an alien heat ray, human bodies floating in a river, sight of a crashed plane which has destroyed various buildings, and the implied draining of blood from humans by the alien machines. In one scene, it is implied the protagonist has murdered a crazed man in order to protect his daughter.
additional issues
There is occasional use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'asshole', and 'dick'.
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
21/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of sustained moderate threat in which characters flee from large alien machines which destroy buildings and vehicles, and fire a heat ray which turns victims into dust upon contact. Other scenes of threat include the protagonist and his daughter hiding in a basement as aliens search the room, some gun threat as humans fight over a car, and a frantic escape from a boat as it is attacked by the aliens, throwing people and cars into the water.
disturbing images
Scenes include people being vaporised by an alien heat ray, human bodies floating in a river, sight of a crashed plane which has destroyed various buildings, and the implied draining of blood from humans by the alien machines. In one scene, it is implied the protagonist has murdered a crazed man in order to protect his daughter.
additional issues
There is occasional use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'asshole', and 'dick'.
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror
Classified Date:
21/10/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
threat and horror
There are frequent scenes of sustained moderate threat in which characters flee from large alien machines which destroy buildings and vehicles, and fire a heat ray which turns victims into dust upon contact. Other scenes of threat include the protagonist and his daughter hiding in a basement as aliens search the room, some gun threat as humans fight over a car, and a frantic escape from a boat as it is attacked by the aliens, throwing people and cars into the water.
disturbing images
Scenes include people being vaporised by an alien heat ray, human bodies floating in a river, sight of a crashed plane which has destroyed various buildings, and the implied draining of blood from humans by the alien machines. In one scene, it is implied the protagonist has murdered a crazed man in order to protect his daughter.
additional issues
There is occasional use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'asshole', and 'dick'.
Classified Date:
03/03/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Classified Date:
02/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
Classified Date:
10/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
Classified Date:
22/03/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer 3
Classified Date:
11/02/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Classified Date:
10/12/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
U.I.P. (UK)

  • Classified date

    18/05/2020

  • BBFC reference

    DVF205597

  • Language

    English