A 2005 film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise, and very loosely based on the H. G. Wells book of that name. Cruise is a divorced dad living in a modern-day New Jersey suburb. He has two kids whom he wants to be a better parent to. After about twenty minutes or so showing family life with his family, metal tripods with lasers start landing in New Jersey. Red plants grow where the tripods land. It's a war between alien life-forms and humanity. Action ensues between attempted moments of heartwarming.