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The Best 'H.G. Wells' Movies

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The Invisible Man 1933, 71 min.

James Whale • Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Horror • Sci-Fi Horror

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Island of Lost Souls 1932, 70 min.

Erle C. Kenton • Starring: Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Body Horror • Horror

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The Time Machine 1960, 103 min.

George Pal • Starring: Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Rod Taylor

Adventure • Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Costume Adventure

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The War of the Worlds 1953, 85 min.

Byron Haskin • Starring: Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne

Action Thriller • Action • Alien Invasion Films

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War of the Worlds 2005, 116 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto

Action • Action Thriller • Alien Invasion Films

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Things to Come 1936, 97 min.

William Cameron Menzies • Starring: Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson

Dystopian Film • Post-Apocalyptic Film • Psychological Sci-Fi

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The Invisible Man Returns 1940, 81 min.

Joe May • Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Cecil Kellaway

Drama • Horror • Mystery

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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951, 82 min.

Charles Lamont • Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild

Comedy • Detective Film • Mystery

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The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977, 99 min.

Don Taylor • Starring: Michael York, Nick Cravat, The Great John "L"

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Body Horror • Horror

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The Passionate Friends 1949, 95 min.

David Lean • Starring: Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard

Drama • Marriage Drama • Romance

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The Food of the Gods 1976, 88 min.

Bert I. Gordon • Starring: Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker

Horror • Monster Film • Natural Horror

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First Men in the Moon 1964, 103 min.

Nathan Juran • Starring: Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries

Adventure • Adventure Comedy • Comedy

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The Time Machine 2002, 96 min.

Simon Wells • Starring: Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Sienna Guillory

Action • Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Post-Apocalyptic Film

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The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944, 78 min.

Ford Beebe • Starring: John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Jon Hall

Horror • Science Fiction • Sci-Fi Horror

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The Invisible Woman 1940, 72 min.

A. Edward Sutherland • Starring: John Howard, John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce

Comedy Thriller • Comedy • Horror Comedy

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Empire of the Ants 1977, 89 min.

Bert I. Gordon • Starring: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson

Horror • Monster Film • Natural Horror

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The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996, 99 min.

John Frankenheimer • Starring: Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, Ron Perlman

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Body Horror • Horror

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1937, 82 min.

Lothar Mendes • Starring: Roland Young, Ralph Richardson, Edward Chapman

Based-on-19th-Century-Literature • Comedy • Fantasy

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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds 2005, 93 min.

David Michael Latt • Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Rhett Giles, Andrew Lauer

Action • Alien Invasion Films • Based-on-19th-Century-Literature

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The Shape of Things to Come 1979, 98 min.

George McCowan • Starring: Jack Palance, Carol Lynley, John Ireland

Canuxploitation • Cyborg / Android / Robot • Science Fiction

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