The War of the Worlds: Next Century

Name: The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1981-01-01
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Roman Wilhelmi, Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Stuhr, Stanisław Tym, Witold Pyrkosz

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1981| 1h 34m| IMDb 6.5

The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981) is currently streaming in the UK on Mubi. Last updated 20 January 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 20 January 2026

Thriller Science Fiction

Pulled from the Cannes competition in the same year that Poland declared martial law, Piotr Szulkin’s tale of alien invasion is a blazing satire of the media machine. Dedicated to H.G. Wells and Orson Welles, this noir-inflected sci-fi is an eerily prescient interrogation of the fake-news era.

Director: Piotr Szulkin