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The War of the Worlds (1953)

1953 • 1h 25m • Action, Science Fiction • G
IMDb7.0/1042,239TMDB68%681Rotten Tomatoes—Metacritic78
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Release dates — The War of the Worlds

Theatrical, digital and physical windows by country

DateCountryTypeCert
Aug 13, 1953United StatesTheatrical—
Aug 31, 1977United StatesTheatricalG
Apr 3, 1953United KingdomTheatricalPG
Sep 1, 1953JapanTheatrical—
Sep 3, 1953United KingdomTheatrical—
Oct 10, 1953PortugalTheatricalM/12
Oct 30, 1953CanadaTheatricalG
Nov 6, 1953FinlandTheatricalK-16
Nov 9, 1953SwedenTheatrical15
Dec 25, 1953BrazilTheatrical—
Jan 6, 1954GermanyTheatrical16
Jan 7, 1954NorwayTheatrical15
Jan 28, 1954ItalyTheatricalT
Feb 1, 1954AustriaTheatrical—
Mar 11, 1954AustraliaTheatricalG
Apr 7, 1954DenmarkTheatrical11
Dec 29, 1954ArgentinaTheatrical—
Apr 10, 1969NetherlandsTheatrical (limited)12
Sep 30, 1986United KingdomPhysicalPG
Sep 7, 2005United KingdomPhysicalPG
Sep 14, 2005United KingdomPhysicalPG
Sep 19, 2005United KingdomPhysicalPG
Nov 15, 2005GreecePhysical—
Sep 2, 2009CzechiaPhysical—
Jul 6, 2012NetherlandsPhysical12
Feb 1, 2017GermanyTheatrical (limited)16