"Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down."
Tom Cruise
as Ray Ferrier
Dakota Fanning
as Rachel Ferrier
Justin Chatwin
as Robbie Ferrier
Miranda Otto
as Mary-Ann
Tim Robbins
as Harlan Ogilvy
Rick Gonzalez
as Vincent
Yul Vazquez
as Julio
Lenny Venito
as Manny the Mechanic
Lisa Ann Walter
as Bartender
Ann Robinson
as Grandmother
Gene Barry
as Grandfather
David Alan Basche
as Tim
Roz Abrams
as Herself
Camillia Monet
as News Producer
Michael Brownlee
as TV Reporter, Osaka
Marlon Young
as News Cameraman
John Eddins
as News Van Driver
Peter Gerety
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
David Harbour
as Dock Worker
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
as Brazilian Neighbor
January LaVoy
as Brazilian Neighbor's Wife
Stephen Gevedon
as Neighbor with Lawnmower
Julie White
as Woman
Marianne Ebert
as Hysterical Woman
Rafael Sardina
as Mechanic's Assistant
Amy Ryan
as Neighbor With Toddler
Ed Vassallo
as Intersection Guy
Michael Arthur
Danny Hoch
as Intersection Guy Cop
Sharrieff Pugh
as Man Studying Street
Erika LaVonn
as Photographer
Christopher Evan Welch
John Michael Bolger
as Man Holding Woman
Omar Jermaine
Robert Cicchini
as Guy in Suit
Jim Hanna
as Bus Driver
Tracy Howe
as Crowd Onlooker
Adam Lazarre-White
Vito D'Ambrosio
Laura Zoe Quist
Ana Maria Quintana
Lorelei Llee
Mark Manley
as Ferry Worker
John Scurti
as Ferry Captain
Becky Ann Baker
as Disaster Relief Volunteer
Mariann Mayberry
as Mother
Ty Simpkins
as 3 Year Old Boy
Jerry Walsh
as Smart Guy
Tommy Guiffre
as National Guardsman
Daniel Franzese
Ed Schiff
as Older Man
Ellen Barry
as Woman from Upstate
Amy Hohn
as Panicky Woman
Dan Ziskie
as Informative Guy
David Conley
as Ill-Informed Guy
Daniel Eric Gold
as Conspiracy Buff
Booker T. Washington
as Conspiracy Debunker
Maggie Lacey
as Upset Mother
Eric Zuckerman
as Doomsday Guy
Daniel A. Jacobs
as Younger Man
Asha R. Nanavati
as Woman in Crowd
Joaquin Perez-Campbell
as Young Soldier in Tank
Dendrie Taylor
as Well Meaning Mother
James DuMont
as Well-Meaning Father
Travis Aaron Wade
as Soldier
Benny Ciaramello
Ricky Luna
Columbus Short
Kent Faulcon
Kevin Collins
as Marine Major
Terry Thomas
Clay Bringhurst
as Airforce Pilot
Jorge-Luis Pallo
as Army Private
Suanne Spoke
as Businesswoman
Kirsten Nelson
Melody Garrett
as Older Woman
Lauri Johnson
Takayo Fischer
Shanna Collins
as Teenager
Elizabeth Jayne Hong
Art Chudabala
as Man in Basket
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Dempsey Pappion
Chris Todd
Johnny Kastl
as Boston Soldier
Juan Carlos Hernández
Bruce W. Derdoski Jr.
John N. Morales
Morgan Freeman
as Narrator (voice)
Peter E. Tasciotti
as Soldier (uncredited)
David Gere
as Survivor (uncredited)
James Boss
as Refugee (uncredited)
Martin Dew
as Looter in Diner (uncredited)
Joe Duffy
as Refugee fleeing Martians / Ferry passenger (uncredited)
Freddie Johnson
as Boston Survivor (uncredited)
Anthony Jennings
as Amputee (uncredited)
Ingrid Johnson
as Ray's Neighbor (uncredited)
Tanda Kerín
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Victor Magnusson
as Child in Crowd (uncredited)
Robert O'Connor
as Homeless Patron (uncredited)
Miho Nakamura
as Passenger (uncredited)
Vladislav Kozlov
Channing Tatum
as Boy in Church (uncredited)
Kyle S. Brown
as Marine Rifleman (uncredited)
Benjamin Popolukus
Jason Latief Anderson
Dustin Ardine
as Refugee outside the Diner (uncredited)
Cass Asher
Claudia Barroso
as Portuguese Woman (uncredited)
Alan Kemper Armani
Timothy Burd
as Burned Victim (uncredited)
Paul Bunnell
Stella Croxon
as Survivor Mother with Boy (uncredited)
Joseph DeBona
as Newark Deliveryman (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg
Director
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Colin Wilson
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Michael Kahn
Editor
Terri Taylor
Casting
Debra Zane
Rick Carter
Production Design
Doug J. Meerdink
Art Direction
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Cari Finken
Special Effects
H.G. Wells
Novel
Stephanie Finochio
Stunts
Andrew Menzies
Norman Newberry
Anne Kuljian
Set Decoration
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Shawnna Thibodeau
Paul E. Short
Al Goto
Peter Epstein
Damian Collier
Executive Producer
Paula Wagner
Nicole Callender
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Cedar Valentine
Art Department Coordinator
Randy Dutra
Animation Supervisor
Jenn Emberly
Tim Harrington
Ryan Church
Creature Design
Tannis Vallely
Casting Associate
Robert Wojewodski
Assistant Costume Designer
Donna Maloney
Amy Roth
Peter Myles
Music Editor
Edward Karam
Orchestrator
Conrad Pope
Terry Atchison
Armorer
David Fencl
Frank House
Steve Karnes
Script Supervisor
Karl J. Weschta
Larry Zanoff
Kathryn Blondell
Hair Department Head
Katharine Kremp
Hairstylist
Jerry DeCarlo
Key Hair Stylist
Audrey L. Anzures
Lois Burwell
Makeup Department Head
Linda Grimes
Makeup Artist
Kenny Myers
Chris Gallaher
Makeup Effects
Vance Hartwell
Christian Beckman
George Billinger III
Camera Operator
Timmy Cruz
Mitch Dubin
Edward A. Gutentag
Brooks P. Guyer
Simon Jayes
Lee McLaughlin
Still Photographer
Frank Masi
Andrew Cooper
Michael J. Broomberg
Foley
Christopher Flick
Gary A. Hecker
Richard King
Sound Designer
Michael W. Mitchell
Randy Thom
Aaron Glascock
Michael Babcock
Piero Mura
Sound Effects Editor
Addison Teague
Hamilton Sterling
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
James Wright
Dolby Consultant
Jim Richards
Gaffer
Dave Samuel
Patrick Crane
First Assistant Editor
Sam Seig
Tony Fanning
Supervising Art Director
David Swayze
Assistant Art Director
Robin Bonaccorsi
Jessica Ripka
Art Department Assistant
Michael Auszura
Richard Blankenship
Construction Coordinator
Brian Feola
Construction Foreman
David Corral
Greensman
Guy Efrat
Location Scout
Jamie Grove
Painter
James Clyne
Production Illustrator
Val Drake
Sculptor
Roy Barnes
Set Designer
Christian Zimmermann
Standby Painter
Owen Hooker
Camera Intern
Steven Meizler
First Assistant Camera
Charlie Marroquin
Key Grip
Frank Boone
Grip
Pam Aaron
Set Costumer
James Barron
Carpenter
Kendra Levenberg
Craft Service
Joel Goldes
Dialect Coach
Dan Buckman
Driver
Michael J. Birnkrant
Picture Car Coordinator
Michael Pedraza
Post Production Assistant
Stephanie Ito
Post Production Supervisor
Justin B. Tolley
Production Intern
John Bullard
Propmaker
Stephen Caldwell
Scenic Artist
Sean G. Miller
Security
Patrick Brennan
Sequence Supervisor
Ian Calip
Set Production Assistant
Jason Phillip Johnson
Software Engineer
Craig Heath
Sound Recordist
Daniel Sudick
Special Effects Coordinator
Kathryn Barnhardt
Stand In
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
G.A. Aguilar
Maxwell R. Johnson II
Transportation Captain
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
David Witz
Unit Production Manager
Deborah Wuliger
Unit Publicist
Bruce Paul Barbour
Utility Stunts
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator
Michael Gleason
Visual Effects Editor
Adam Somner
First Assistant Director
Colin Benoit
Layout
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer
Bill Almeida
Best Boy Electric
Robert Allen Jr.
Electrician
Russell Griffith
Lighting Technician
Clay Liversidge
Rigging Gaffer
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Tim L. Pearson
Production Accountant
Candice D. Campos
Production Coordinator
Gregory Alpert
Production Supervisor
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Andrew Bock
First Assistant Sound Editor
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer
Sound Editor
Derek Casari
Sound Engineer
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Colin Campbell
Digital Compositors
David Blitstein
Special Effects Supervisor
Jim Milton
Visual Effects
Connie Kennedy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Sandra Scott
Visual Effects Producer
Matthew Gratzner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Judith M. Brown
Studio Teachers
Christian Alzmann
Visual Effects Art Director
Enrique Bilsland
Mechanical Designer
Annie Ellis
Jennifer Caputo
Dana Dru Evenson
Harry Lu
Pablo Helman
Mark De Alessandro
Michael Magill
Dialogue Editor
Hugo Weng
Linda Folk
ADR Editor
R.J. Kizer
Supervising ADR Editor
Laura Graham
Doug Harlocker
Property Master
Peter Gelfman
David Koepp
Screenplay
Josh Friedman
Lynn Johnson
Set Medic
Eliza Coleman
Laura Albert
John Cenatiempo
Todd Vaziri
Compositing Artist
Shawn Kelly
Animation
Heidi Moneymaker
Suzanne Fluty
Costume Assistant
Kasra Farahani
Costume Illustrator
Lisa Bojarski
Costumer
Cookie Lopez
Dresser
Linda Redmon
Key Costumer
Christine Schultz
Tailor
Jane Ferguson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Matthew Sirianni
Assistant Director
Ian Stone
Second Assistant Director
Eric Richard Lasko
Second Second Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Scott Getzinger
Assistant Property Master
Joseph C. Pepe
Concept Artist
Patrick Johnson
Construction Grip
Craig T. Shordon
Decorator
Joan Winters
Graphic Designer
Mark David Kersey
Head Greensman
Todd MacNicholl
Key Construction Grip
Kay Michaels
Set Decorating Coordinator
Eugene Paul Lynch
Shop Electric
Chris Baker
Storyboard Artist
David Lucarelli
ADR Engineer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
James Bolt
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Foley Artist
Randy K. Singer
Foley Mixer
Rob Cunningham
Utility Sound
Roy Augenstein
Special Effects Technician
Edward Hirsh
Additional Visual Effects
Dennis Muren
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Bridget Maria Goodman
VFX Artist
Kim Marks
VFX Director of Photography
Delia Behpour
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Casey O'Neill
Stunt Double
BJ McDonnell
Additional Grip
Jan Burgess
Assistant Camera
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
Christian J. Hollyer
Camera Loader
Szymon Kaczmarek
Camera Production Assistant
John Mang
Dolly Grip
Jim Kwiatkowski
First Company Grip
Tom Jordan
Second Assistant Camera
Steve O'Hallearn
Second Company Grip
Rick O'Connor
CG Animator
C. Michael Easton
Senior Animator
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Voice Casting
Abdul-Majeed Moulvi
Casting Assistant
Michelle Warble
Wardrobe Assistant
Mark Todd Osborne
Additional Colorist
Mark George Gillard
Assistant Editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Colorist
Gerald Ragland
Digital Intermediate Assistant
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Samantha Becker
Post Production Coordinator
John Crowder
Assistant Location Manager
Joseph Aquino
Location Assistant
Steven Carbajal
Location Coordinator
Maxwell Anderson
Location Production Assistant
Conductor
Emily Nilsen
Additional Production Assistant
Tammy Blackburn
Animal Wrangler
John Kouromihelakis
Art Department Production Assistant
Bill Oaks
Assistant Accountant
Larry J. Richardson
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Jerome Zelle
Assistant Craft Service
Philip A. Ramos
Assistant Production Coordinator
Pete Billington
CG Artist
David Devlin
Chief Lighting Technician
Marshall Richard Krasser
Compositing Supervisor
Dugan Beach
Creature Technical Director
Lindsay MacGowan
Effects Supervisor
Sue Frey
Executive Assistant
Jennifer Alessi
Extras Casting
Vesper Burnett
Extras Casting Assistant
Michael Beaudin
First Assistant Accountant
James Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Carlos DePalma
Rigging Grip
Matthew Mason
Key Set Production Assistant
Gaby Ortega
Payroll Accountant
Jonathan M. Abrams
Production Assistant
Brian Lieberz
Production Driver
Brian Witten
Production Executive
Monica Barraza
Production Secretary
Steve Christensen
Researcher
Stephanie Taubert
Rotoscoping Artist
James D'Damery Jr.
Second Assistant Accountant
Wayne Petrucelli
Security Coordinator
Yogi Allen
Technical Advisor
Deb Dalton
Rich Andrade
Set Dresser
Marc Gabbana
Liane Mautner
Harriet Zucker
Jim Meyer
Robert Alonzo