H.G. Wells

Dead of Night (1945)

Dead of Night (1945)
Rating: ★★★★
Sep 2, 2003Horror Anthology
Celebrated British horror anthology, which tells five ghost stories and tales of the supernatural. All are strong stories with The Ventriloquist's Dummy segment in particular having become regarded as a classic
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The War of the Worlds (1953)

The War of the Worlds (1953)
Rating: ★★★★
Jun 8, 2012Alien Invasion/H.G. Wells Adaptation
First and best adaptation of the book, this takes liberties with the H.G. Wells original but smartly updates the book's underlying anxieties to the Cold War era (in so doing becoming the grandaddy of the 1950s alien invader film) and providing what was top notch effects spectacle for the era
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The Time Machine (1960)

The Time Machine (1960)
Rating: ★★★★
Jan 19, 2001Time Travel/H.G. Wells Adaptation
This adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic novel was one of the best films from 1950s SF producer/director George Pal. The time travel is depicted with considerable wondrousness and standout effects for the era
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The First Men in the Moon (1964)

The First Men in the Moon (1964)
Rating: ★★
Sep 5, 2002Victorian Lunar Expedition/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel about a Victorian journey to the Moon and encounter with its denizens. The film comes with Ray Harryhausen effects but is considerably weakened by a buffoonish tone
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The Time Machine (1978)

The Time Machine (1978)
Rating: ★
Apr 1, 2016Time Travel/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Largely forgotten adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel made for tv. While other versions place the story in Victorian England, this has been Americanised – where the time traveller is a weapons designer and journeys back to the Wild West. What kills the film is a painful cheapness
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The Island of Dr Moreau (1996)

The Island of Dr Moreau (1996)
Rating: ★★★½
Feb 15, 2001Mad Scientist Creates Beast Men
A legendary cinematic train wreck filled with behind the scenes stories of fired directors and star egos. Despite all of this, this remake of the H.G. Wells novel emerges as a well made and watchable film
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The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)

The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001)
Rating: ★★½
Dec 19, 2012Anthology of H.G. Wells Stories/TV Mini-Series
TV mini-series that adapts six less well known short stories by H.G. Wells into an anthology with Wells as the central character. A couple of good stories, some that never hit the mark
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War of the Worlds (2005)

War of the Worlds (2005)
Rating: ★★½
Sep 9, 2012Alien Invasion/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Where the legend of The Asylum and their low-budget mockbusters began, this was a cheap modernised version of the H.G. Wells novel that was released a day before the Spielberg film. Despite cheap effects, this adheres closer to Wells than Spielberg did and is better written than most Asylum product
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The War of the Worlds (2005)

The War of the Worlds (2005)
Rating: ★★½
Jul 3, 2010Period Alien Invasion/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Released just before the Spielberg film, this was an adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel set in the Victorian period that attempts to tell the story as it was written. The film has ambition way beyond the resources at hand but you cannot help but applaud what it tries to do
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War of the Worlds (2005)

War of the Worlds (2005)
Rating: ★★★½
Jul 2, 2005Alien Invasion/H.G. Wells Adaptation
Steven Spielberg remakes the classic H.G. Wells alien invasion story, liberally rewriting it for the post-9/11 world. Not Spielberg's best film but a more than solid work on most grounds
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The War of the Worlds (2019)

The War of the Worlds (2019)
Rating: ★★
Dec 13, 2019Period Alien Invasion/H.G. Wells Adaptation
BBC mini-series that sets out to restore the H.G. Wells novel to the era it was written. This it does, as well as restores many aspects that other films change. At the same time, it also introduces some radical changes that make it the most variant of the adaptations to date
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Alien Conquest (2021)

Alien Conquest (2021)
Rating: ★★★
Feb 4, 2025Alien Invasion/Modernised The War of the Worlds Adaptation
The Asylum conduct a modernised remake of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds – for the second time. With resident mad scientist Joe Roche on script, the results are undeniably interesting
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War of the Worlds (2025)

War of the Worlds (2025)
Rating: ★
Aug 15, 2025Alien Invasion/Modernised H.G. Wells Adaptation
An adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic alien invasion novel modernised into the era of mass data surveillance, social media and Amazon delivery drivers. Shot in the Screenlife process where the film screen becomes a computer screen
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