War of the Worlds is a film.
War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Josh Friedman and David Koepp , loosely based on the novel of the same title by H. G. Wells . The film was shot in 73 days , using five different sound stages as well as locations in California , Connecticut , New Jersey , New York , and Virginia . The film was released in the United States on June 29 and in United Kingdom on July 1 . At the time of release , it was the highest-grossing film starring Tom Cruise .