None of the 20 reviews listed for War of the Worlds on Rotten Tomatoes gave it a positive score, and the fan-generated Popcornmeter only comes out slightly better at 18%. 50 Cent posted the following to Instagram upon seeing headlines about how poorly this sci-fi flick has been received (edited for grammar and clarity):

A surprise remake of H.G. Wells’ classic The War of the Worlds has landed on streaming—but not in the way fans anticipated. Released by Universal Pictures on July 30, 2025, the film stars Ice Cube and Eva Longoria,

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