Battle of the Worlds

A talky, earnest sci-fi procedural with a brooding sense of cosmic threat and a quietly tragic human core.

Directed by

Antonio Margheriti

Genres

Science fiction, Thriller

Starring

Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Maya Brent

Overview

A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Science, survival, obsession, isolation

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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