The War of the Worlds: Next Century
The War of the Worlds: Next Century

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

Watch TrailerWatch Movie
1981
1h 34m
6.8(50 votes)
Science Fiction

Overview

Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Ide as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.

Where to Watch

Stream

MUBI
MUBI Amazon Channel

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

Roman Wilhelmi

Iron Idem

Roman Wilhelmi
Acting

Krystyna Janda

Gea

Krystyna Janda
Acting

Jerzy Stuhr

Attorney

Jerzy Stuhr
Acting

Stanisław Tym

Secret Agent

No Image
Acting

Witold Pyrkosz

Judge

Witold Pyrkosz
Acting

Zbigniew Buczkowski

Policeman

Zbigniew Buczkowski
Acting

Bogusław Sobczuk

TV News Presenter

Bogusław Sobczuk
Acting

Mariusz Dmochowski

Head of TV Station

Mariusz Dmochowski
Acting

Marek Walczewski

Committee Receptionist

Marek Walczewski
Acting

Bożena Dykiel

Nurse Drawing Blood

Bożena Dykiel
Acting

Joanna Żółkowska

Woman with Dog

Joanna Żółkowska
Acting

Wiesław Drzewicz

Old Man

Wiesław Drzewicz
Acting

Stanisław Gawlik

Idem's Porter

Stanisław Gawlik
Acting

Janusz Gajos

Water Supply Worker

Janusz Gajos
Acting

Juliusz Kalinowski

Old Man Donating Blood

Juliusz Kalinowski
Sound

Józef Skrzek

Instant Glue Band Leader

Józef Skrzek
Acting

Leonard Andrzejewski

Male Nurse in Dormitory

Leonard Andrzejewski
Acting

Tomasz Jarosiński

Son of Water Supply Worker

No Image
Acting

Piotr Komorowski

Male Nurse in Dormitory

Piotr Komorowski
Acting

Michał Leśniak

Concert Broadcast Producer

Michał Leśniak
Acting

Czesław Majewski

Hotel Receptionist

Czesław Majewski
Writing

Stanisław Manturzewski

Priest at Idem's Execution

Stanisław Manturzewski
Acting

Borys Marynowski

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Włodzimierz Musiał

TV Station Worker

No Image
Acting

Jacek Strzemżalski

Grandson of Old Man Donating Blood

Jacek Strzemżalski
Acting

Grzegorz Warchoł

Grandson of Old Man Donating Blood

Grzegorz Warchoł
Acting

Krzysztof Wróblewski

Male Nurse in Dormitory

Krzysztof Wróblewski
Acting

Marian Zdenicki

Martian

No Image
Acting

Teodor Gendera

Idem's Lawyer

Teodor Gendera

Similar Movies

Renaissance
6.5
2006

Renaissance

To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.

Movie
Knight Rider 2000
5.5
1991

Knight Rider 2000

In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, but he insists of the help of KITT, his artificially-intelligent car from decades ago. The only problem is that KITT has been deactivated.

Movie
Disturbing Behavior
5.8
1998

Disturbing Behavior

Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are the eerie embodiment of academic excellence and clean living. But, like the rest of the town, they're a little too perfect. When Steve's rebellious friend Gavin mysteriously joins their ranks, Steve searches for the truth with fellow misfit Rachel.

Movie
The War of the Worlds
6.8
1953

The War of the Worlds

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.

Movie
My Favorite Martian
5.6
1999

My Favorite Martian

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

Movie
Demolition Man
6.8
1993

Demolition Man

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.

Movie
Earth Girls Are Easy
5.6
1988

Earth Girls Are Easy

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.

Movie
The Angry Red Planet
5.6
1959

The Angry Red Planet

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

Movie
Underdog
5.5
2007

Underdog

A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.

Movie
Strange Days
7.0
1995

Strange Days

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

Movie
RoboCop 2
6.0
1990

RoboCop 2

After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.

Movie
RoboCop 3
4.9
1993

RoboCop 3

The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. Unfortunately, the inhabitants of the area have no intention of abandoning their homes simply for desires of the company. To this end, OCP have decided to force them to leave by employing a ruthless mercenary army to attack and harass them. An underground resistance begins and in this fight, RoboCop must decide where his loyalties lie.

Movie
Trancers
5.9
1984

Trancers

Angel City trooper Jack Deth is sent back in time from 2247 to 1985 L.A. to inhabit the body of his ancestor. Deth's assignment is to find his archenemy, Whistler, who turns people into zombies, before the fiend is able to kill all the ancestors of the future's governing council.

Movie
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
4.6
1965

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster

When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr. Nadir to travel to earth and kidnap women for new breeding stock. Landing in Puerto Rico, they shoot down a NASA space capsule manned by an android. With his electronic brain damaged, the android terrorizes the island while the Martians raid beaches and pool parties

Movie
Super Fuzz
6.5
1980

Super Fuzz

While delivering a parking ticket to a small village in the Florida everglades, Officer Dave Speed finds himself in the middle of a radiation experiment conducted by the American government and NASA, where a detonated nuclear missile gives him a multitude of superpowers.

Movie
Kamikaze '89
5.3
1982

Kamikaze '89

In a totalitarian society of the future, in which the government controls all facets of the media, a homicide detective investigates a string of bombings and finds out more than he bargained for.

Movie
Christmas on Mars
4.7
2008

Christmas on Mars

The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation."

Movie
Repo Man
6.6
1984

Repo Man

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

Movie
Fire in the Sky
6.6
1993

Fire in the Sky

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

Movie
Night of the Creeps
6.7
1986

Night of the Creeps

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

Movie

Recommended Movies

Apt Pupil
6.5
1998

Apt Pupil

One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. A month later, Todd decides to knock on his door.

Movie
The Margin
5.9
1976

The Margin

A businessman leaves his country home, and wife and young son for a business trip to Paris. While there he develops a sexual and spiritual bond with a call girl.

Movie
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
6.8
1985

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ventures outside of 'The Dome'. Soft is a shepherd for the last remnants of humanity who have gathered together as they await rescue from a mysterious craft known only as 'The Ark.' He wanders among the masses, performing his regular daily tasks; keeping morale from plummeting, wooing prostitutes, squashing rebellions, and sometimes feeding the hungry. But as the true and sinister nature of 'The Dome' comes to light, Soft must ask himself if humanity is worth saving...

Movie
personal/digital memories
3.0
2025

personal/digital memories

Just scrolling through my phone.

Movie
The Plague in Florence
6.1
1919

The Plague in Florence

Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture the woman can be carried out, then turns the city's churches into dens of sexual debauchery. Acts of evil and corruption continue unabated until the arrival of Death, who brings with her a horrible plague which she is about to loose upon the city.

Movie
The Fall Guy
7.0
2024

The Fall Guy

Fresh off an almost career-ending accident, stuntman Colt Seavers has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.

Movie
Dune: Part Two
8.1
2024

Dune: Part Two

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Movie
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7.1
2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

Movie
Alien: Romulus
7.2
2024

Alien: Romulus

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine
7.6
2024

Deadpool & Wolverine

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Movie
Venom: The Last Dance
6.7
2024

Venom: The Last Dance

Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.

Movie
Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
7.3
2023

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir

Miraculous holders from another world appear in Paris. They come from a parallel universe where everything is reversed: the holders of Ladybug and Black Cat Miraculouses, Shadybug and Claw Noir, are the bad guys, and the holder of the Butterfly Miraculous, Betterfly, is a superhero. Ladybug and Cat Noir will have to help Betterfly counter the attacks of their evil doubles and prevent them from seizing the Butterfly Miraculous. Can our heroes also help Betterfly make Shadybug and Claw Noir better people?

Movie
Wish
6.3
2023

Wish

Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Movie
Joker: Folie à Deux
5.4
2024

Joker: Folie à Deux

While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

Movie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
6.6
2023

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Arthur (Aquaman) forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.

Movie
Inside Out 2
7.6
2024

Inside Out 2

Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

Movie
Barbie
6.9
2023

Barbie

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Movie
Avengers: Endgame
8.2
2019

Avengers: Endgame

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

Movie
The Last Duel
7.4
2021

The Last Duel

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

Movie
Dune
7.8
2021

Dune

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Movie