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

War of the Worlds' may have a zero-percent Rotten Tomatoes score, but it's secured itself a place in Amazon's top streaming charts.

The new War of the Worlds film, starring Ice Cube, has officially been recognised as one of the worst films of all time by Rotten Tomatoes after receiving nothing but poor reviews. The latest adaptation of HG Wells ’s influential 1898 novel was released in July on Amazon’s Prime Video service and features a twist on the classic sci-fi tale.