War of the Worlds '05: Steven Spielberg's adaptation of War of the Worlds, starring Tom Cruise, delivers on the thrill and paranoia of H.G. Wells' classic novel while impressively updating the action and effects for modern audiences. Minority Report: Based on a short story by the late Philip K. Dick and directed by Steven Spielberg; starring Tom Cruise. In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.