H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells

1866-09-21 Bromley, Kent, England, UK 71 Credits

Biography

Herbert George Wells, known primarily as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.

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War of the Worlds

2025

Novel

A 'Screenlife' sci-fi thriller about privacy based on the classic alien invasion novel by H.G. Wells.

The Battle of Grovers Mill

The Battle of Grovers Mill

2024

Original Story

Writing

An aspiring journalist faces the unimaginable when news of a nearby crash site comes over the radio. Based on “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells an...

Country of Blind

Country of Blind

2023

Novel, Original Story

Writing

Abhimanyu, an expert mountain climber falls into a strange and isolated society of "non-seeing" people - claimed to have been in existence for fifteen...

Fear the Invisible Man

Fear the Invisible Man

2023

Original Story

6.4
Writing

A young British widow shelters an old medical school colleague, a man who has somehow turned himself invisible. As his isolation grows and his sanity ...

War of the Worlds: The Attack

War of the Worlds: The Attack

2023

Novel

5.0

Three young astronomers fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.

Dr. Moreau

Dr. Moreau

2022

Author

7.0

Dr. Moreau is an abstract horror short, adapted from H.G.Wells' classic novel, that will invite the viewer to board on a tangible journey to the borde...

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2020

Novel

7.1

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, C...

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

2015

Characters

10.0

A leader from organized crime is targeted by an invisible man.

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
Acting

The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big scr...

War of the Worlds: Goliath

War of the Worlds: Goliath

2012

Novel

5.0

Fifteen years have passed since the Martians’ first failed invasion of Earth. The year is 1914, and at the eve of World War I, Mars launches a sudden ...

The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon

2010

Novel

5.6

Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land ...

The Invisible Chronicles

The Invisible Chronicles

2009

Story

2.4
Writing

A brilliant young college student named Griffin goes to his psychologist, Dr. Kemp, with a strange and frightening tale. A few days earlier, at the lo...

War of the Servers

2007

Novel

6.4

When strange beings called Mingebags invade the servers of the popular game Garry's Mod, one player must try to survive while searching for his friend...

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

Novel

6.5

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 daugh...

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds

2005

Novel

5.2

In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of a...

H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds

2005

Novel

6.1

This movie is a faithful adaptation of H. G. Well's book, set in the 19th century.

Time Kid

Time Kid

2003

Novel

6.2

An adaptation of H.G Well's Time Machine for Nickleodon. Tom's scientist father, overwhelmed with grief over the loss of his wife, invents a time mach...

The Erotic Time Machine

The Erotic Time Machine

2002

Writer

5.0
Writing

31st century scientist Miss Manners has developed a method of traveling through time, but it increases lust in the time traveler. So, she views erotic...

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

2002

Novel

6.3

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two...

Hollow Man

Hollow Man

2000

Novel

5.9

Cocky researcher Sebastian Caine is working on a project to make living creatures invisible. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine pu...

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996

Novel

4.9

A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have fo...

Волшебная лавка

Волшебная лавка

1992

Story

7.0
Writing
The Door in the Wall

The Door in the Wall

1990

Author

The hero of the film, Wallace, is trying to reconcile the dream of a world of beautiful souls and human relationships with the reality of a prosperous...

How to Lose Weight

How to Lose Weight

1986

Author

5.0

Based on the story "The Truth About Pycraft" by H.G. Wells.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1985

Novel

5.4

Based upon the famous novel by H.G.Wells. A poor scientist named Griffin discovers a way to make things invisible. Since he has no money to continue h...

The Magic Shop

The Magic Shop

1982

Writer

Writing

A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.

The Dream of Another

The Dream of Another

1981

Short Story

7.0
Writing

A young student is visited by a mysterious and wealthy philosopher with an offer to make the student his heir .

The Magic Shop

1980

Writer

4.0
Writing

A boy and his father enter a magic shop where the magic may be all too real

The Shape of Things to Come

The Shape of Things to Come

1979

Novel

4.0

Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on a...

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

1978

Novel

4.7

A scientist builds a machine that will enable him to travel back and forth in time, but when he puts it in motion, he gets more than he bargained for.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

Novel

5.6

A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turne...

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

1977

Story

4.9
Writing

A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the...

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1977

Novel

8.5

Made for Russian television version of the Invisible Man, based on the novel by H. G. Wells.

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

Novel

5.0

Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan st...

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1975

Writer

8.3
Writing

Inspired by the original 1897 novel by H.G. Wells, the pilot film depicts Daniel Westin working for a company called the Klae Corporation, which is do...

The Marvelous Visit

The Marvelous Visit

1974

Novel

5.1

In a small French village, an angel appears disguised as a beautiful young blond.

Nová metoda malíře Smithe

1974

Short Story

Writing

Prawdziwie magiczny sklep

1970

Short Story

Writing

A father takes his son to a truly magical toy store.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1969

Story

10.0
Writing
Mad Monster Party?

Mad Monster Party?

1967

Characters

6.6

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect ...

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

1965

Novel

3.6

"Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent...

Aadhi Raat Ke Baad

Aadhi Raat Ke Baad

1965

Story

6.0
Writing

A scientist renowned for creating a potion that makes him invisible is framed for the murder of his prospective father-in-law.

First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

Original Story

6.3
Writing

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts di...

The Time Machine

The Time Machine

1960

Novel

7.3

A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly

1957

Characters

5.8

A series of ghastly murders are being committed. The one similarity in each of the murders is that a strange buzzing sound is always heard right befor...

Invisible Man

Invisible Man

1954

Novel

6.7

When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953

Novel

6.8

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from...

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

1951

Story

6.3
Writing

As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.

The Invisible Man Appears

The Invisible Man Appears

1949

Novel

6.3

Jewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace ...

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly

1949

Writer

7.4
Writing

Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is i...

The Passionate Friends

The Passionate Friends

1949

Novel

7.0

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who is married to someone else, and her older husband.

The Time Machine

1949

Novel

6.0
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

Original Story

7.2
Writing

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. D...

The Invisible Man's Revenge

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

Characters

5.6

A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discover...

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

1942

Novel

5.8

The Invisible Man's grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.

Kipps

Kipps

1941

Novel

5.6

A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

Characters

6.2

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

Writer

5.7
Writing

An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.

Things to Come

Things to Come

1936

Screenplay, Novel

6.5
Writing

The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space trav...

BBC: The Voice of Britain

BBC: The Voice of Britain

1935

as Self

Acting

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933

Novel

7.5

After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the ex...

Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls

1932

Novel

6.9

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half...

Daydreams

Daydreams

1928

Writer

Writing

A young cleaning woman in a boarding-house relieves the drudgery of her job by daydreaming that a foreign student at the house, who she believes is in...

The Tonic

The Tonic

1928

Story

7.0
Writing

The family of the very wealthy but infirm Great Aunt Louisa await her untimely demise in the hopes of inheriting her great fortune.

The Wheels of Chance

1922

Novel

5.0

A clerk on a bicycle tour saves a girl from eloping with a bully.

The Passionate Friends

1922

Novel

An armament king's wife kills herself to save her MP lover from a divorce scandal.

Kipps

1921

Novel

Sacked clerk inherits £3000 a year and struggles when thrust into high society.

The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon

1919

Novel

6.0

The inventor of a space sphere flies to the moon and is marooned by a crooked financier.

Le Voleur invisible

Le Voleur invisible

1909

Novel

6.4

A man in a suit and cap stops in front of the display of a bookseller, finds and flips… "Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells! Fascinated by the subject, he ...

A Trip to the Moon

A Trip to the Moon

1902

Novel

7.9

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once...

Eyes in the Trees

N/A

Novel

A video journalist and his film crew embark on a journey into an isolated forest, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for no...