The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells.

(The) War of the Worlds may also refer to these adaptations thereof:

Radio

  • The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama), a The Mercury Theatre on the Air episode on CBS
  • The War of the Worlds (1968 radio drama), a remake on WKBW

Film

  • The War of the Worlds (1953 film), by Byron Haskin
  • War of the Worlds (2005 film), by Steven Spielberg
  • H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (The Asylum film), 2005, by David Latt
  • H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (Pendragon Pictures film), 2005, by Timothy Hines
  • War of the Worlds (2025 film), by Rich Lee

Television

Episodes

  • "The War of the Worlds", Orson Welles' Sketch Book episode 5 (1955)
  • "War of the Worlds", American Experience season 25, episode 6 (2013)
  • "War of the Worlds", Ben 10: Alien Force season 2, episodes 12–13 (2009)
  • "War of the Worlds", Brooklyn Bridge season 1, episodes 7–8 (1991)
  • "War of the Worlds", Fire season 2, episodes 10–13 (1996)
  • "War of the Worlds", Great Books season 2, episode 2 (1994)
  • "War of the Worlds", Mysteries and Scandals season 2, episode 12 (1999)
  • "War of the Worlds", Supernatural season 13, episode 7 (2017)
  • "War(s) of the World(s)?", Cunk on Earth episode 5 (2022)

Shows

  • War of the Worlds (1988 TV series), a 1988 sequel to the 1953 film
  • The Challenge: War of the Worlds, the 33rd installment of the reality competition show airing in 2019
  • The War of the Worlds (British TV series), a 2019 BBC adaptation
  • War of the Worlds (2019 TV series), a 2019 Fox and Studio Canal series

Video games

  • War of the Worlds (video game), a 1982 video game by Tim Skelly of Cinematronics
  • The War of the Worlds (1984 video game), a computer game by CRL
  • Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (1998 video game), a real-time strategy game for the PC
  • Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds (1999 video game), a vehicular combat game for the PlayStation
  • The War of the Worlds: Siberia, an upcoming video game developed by 1C Game Studios and MGLA Studio
  • War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, a 1996 anthology of stories
  • War of the Worlds: New Millennium, a 2005 novel by Douglas Niles
  • H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (comics), a 2006 graphic novel by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli
  • War of the Worlds, a Birthright graphic novel by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan

Music

  • Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, 1978
  • Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds – The New Generation, 2012
  • War of the Worlds, Pt. 1, 2018, by Michael Romeo
  • War of the Worlds, Pt. 2, 2022, by Michael Romeo
  • War of the Worlds, an album by Bad Astronaut
  • "War of Worlds", a 2003 song on Soundchaser by Rage

Other uses

  • The War of the Worlds (board game), a 1980 board wargame from Task Force
  • The War of the Worlds II, a 1976 board game by Rand Game Associates
  • "War of the Worlds... II", Dinosaucers episode 27 (1987)
  • ROH/NJPW War of the Worlds, an annual professional wrestling event

See also

  • Adaptations of The War of the Worlds
  • Sherlock Holmes's War of the Worlds, a 1975 sequel to The War of the Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman and Wade Wellman
  • Superman: War of the Worlds, a 1999 DC Comics publication
  • War of the Worlds: Goliath, a 2012 Malaysian science fiction animation film
  • The War of the Worlds: Next Century, a 1981 film by Piotr Szulkin
  • War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave, a 2008 sequel to David Michael Latt's film, directed by C. Thomas Howell
  • War of the World by Niall Ferguson
  • World at War (disambiguation)
  • World war (disambiguation)
  • War World (disambiguation)