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Le Voyage Dans La Lune aka A Trip To The Moon (1902) FR #153 | Movie | Adventure, Short | France | French, English
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Director Georges Melies
Writer Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Georges Melies
Cast Georges Melies, Victor Andre, Bleuette Bernon
Plot A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
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The Invisible Man (1933) FR #971 | Movie | Sci-Fi, Horror | USA | English
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Director James Whale
Writer H.G. Wells, R.C. Sherriff, Preston Sturges
Cast Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan
Plot A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
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Island Of Lost Souls (1932) FR #2453 | Movie | Film-Noir, Horror | USA | English, Cantonese
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Director Erle C. Kenton
Writer Waldemar Young, Philip Wylie, H.G. Wells
Cast Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen
Plot A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
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The War Of The Worlds (1953) FR #2660 | Movie | Sci-Fi, Action | USA | English, German
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Director Byron Haskin
Writer H.G. Wells, Barre Lyndon
Cast Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne
Plot A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
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War Of The Worlds (2005) FR #3815 | Movie | Adventure, Action | USA | English
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Director Steven Spielberg
Writer Josh Friedman, David Koepp, H.G. Wells
Cast Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins
Plot An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
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The Time Machine (1960) FR #3923 | Movie | Adventure, Romance | USA, UK | English
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Director George Pal
Writer David Duncan, H.G. Wells
Cast Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux
Plot A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
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Editorial Best Movies/TV Shows Written by (or adapted from) H.G. Wells collects the writer’s most important, popular and top regarded work. This list is built from the cataogue of 25000 core titles provided on FlickRatings, and showcases most important movies and TV shows as ordered by our score generated using public metadata. Combine this with our weekly updated OTT information to shortlist your next watch.
