War of the Worlds
Film202591 min

War of the Worlds

Taste attributes: science fictionthrilleractionrobots/ai/spaceadventurefastunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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"Your data is deadly."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly sci-fi film that is expansive and pacy. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Will Radford is a top cyber-security analyst for Homeland Security who tracks potential threats to national security through a mass surveillance program, until one day an attack by an unknown entity leads him to question whether the government is hiding something from him... and from the rest of the world.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

rescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Ice CubeEva LongoriaClark GreggIman BensonHenry Hunter Hall

Details

Genre
Science Fiction
Year
2025
Runtime
91 min
Status
Released
Studio
Universal Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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