The War of the Worlds would make its next notable mark on cinema in 2005, with Steven Spielberg adapting it and Tom Cruise starring. The movie would go on to become one of, if not the most divisive works by Spielberg,

The movie has been universally panned by critics as a poor adaptation of the original novel and a feature-length advertisement for Amazon.

Amazon's War of the Worlds Remake Starring Ice Cube Staring at a Computer Screen Gets Rare 0% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score A mazon’s recently released War of the Worlds remake has a rare 0% Rotten Tomatoes critics score — and the audience score isn’t far behind.