J.G. Ballard

Writing

J.G. Ballard

Born November 15, 1930 · Shanghai International Settlement, Republic of China [now Shanghai, China]

Died April 19, 2009 · aged 78

James Graham Ballard (15 November 1930 – 19 April 2009) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Born in an international settlement in Shanghai to British parents before his family emigrated to the UK, Ballard began writing in the 1950s, becoming associated with the New Wave of science fiction with post-apocalyptic novels such as The Wind from Nowhere and The Drowned World.

Known For

CrashCrash · 1996
Crash
6.51996
MovieThrillerDrama
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls.
Empire of the SunEmpire of the Sun · 1987
Empire of the Sun
7.51987
MovieDramaHistory
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
High-RiseHigh-Rise · 2015
High-Rise
5.62015
MovieDrama
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthWhen Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth · 1970
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
6.11970
MovieAdventureFantasy
An ancient tribe attempts to sacrifice Sanna as an offering to the Sun god to save their tribe from dinosaurs. Tara, a young man from another tribe, saves Sanna and takes her along with him.
HomeHome · 2003
Home
7.02003
MovieTV MovieDrama
The ostensibly calm and courteous Gerald Ballantyne lives in and embodies modern suburbia. But he is haunted by the memory of a recent car crash and hounded by his estranged wife and her demands for divorce. Slowly, a festering insanity takes over and unwilling to face the outside world he embarks on a lunatic experiment. Confining himself to his middle-class home, he eschews contact with others and survives entirely off 'food' which he can find in his house. Based on JG Ballard's The Enormous Space.
The Atrocity ExhibitionThe Atrocity Exhibition · 1998
The Atrocity Exhibition
4.71998
MovieDramaHorror
A doctor in a mental research institution is driven insane by the spectacle of the horrors of the twentieth century.
Nightmare AngelNightmare Angel · 1986
Nightmare Angel
1986
MovieDrama
Inspired by J.G. Ballard's novel Crash, the film focuses on Jack and Diana Weston, who, after suffering a car crash, find their lives intruded upon by Dr. de Freis, a chronicler of car accidents who attempts to verify the psychological changes that occur in victims of accidents and the subsequent articulation of their anxieties.
Low-Flying AircraftLow-Flying Aircraft · 2002
Low-Flying Aircraft
6.12002
MovieScience FictionThriller
Based on a the short story "Low Flying Aircraft" by J.G. Ballard and set in a near future where humans are dying breed. Judite and André flee to a semi-abandoned apartment complex to protect their mutant child from certain death.

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