War of the Worlds (2005)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
When alien tripods rise out of the ground in Bayonne, New Jersey, a divorced dock worker flees with his two children north through New Jersey and across the Hudson, trying to reach their mother in Boston.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Ray's house≈ 00:03:00Bayonne, New JerseyStated on screen
The kids are dropped off for the weekend; then lightning strikes and a tripod tears through the town.
- 2Mary Ann's house≈ 00:28:00New JerseyInferred
They hide in their mother's empty house and wake to a crashed airliner outside.
- 3Hudson River ferry≈ 00:48:00Athens, New York (Hudson River ferry)Inferred
A mob takes their car and the overcrowded ferry is capsized by a tripod.
- 4Hillside battle≈ 00:58:00Hudson Valley, New YorkInferred
- 5Ogilvy's basement≈ 01:05:00Hudson Valley, New YorkInferred
- 6Grandparents' house≈ 01:45:00Boston, MassachusettsStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 800 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Car: 318 km
- On foot: 232 km
- Not shown: 232 km
- Swimming: 18 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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