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):

Ice Cube may be known for starring in comedy franchises like Friday, Are We There Yet?, and 21 Jump Street. But his latest movie is a modern take on the H.G. Wells classic, War of the Worlds. After the sci-fi thriller received a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes,

"How you get a 0 percent rating," 50 wrote when sharing screenshots of coverage of the 2025 H.G. Wells adaptation's Tomatometer score, which remains at zero as of this writing. "Nah somebody mad at cube. Now I'm scared to watch it LOL."