William Gibson

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William Gibson

Born March 17, 1948 · Conway, South Carolina, USA (age 78)

William Ford Gibson is an American and Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his early works were bleak, noir, near-future stories that explored the effects of technology, cybernetics, and computer networks on humans—a "combination of lowlife and high tech"—an…

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Johnny MnemonicJohnny Mnemonic · 1995
Johnny Mnemonic
5.81995
MovieScience FictionAction
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
New Rose HotelNew Rose Hotel · 1999
New Rose Hotel
5.31999
MovieDramaMystery
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
Tomorrow CallingTomorrow Calling · 1993
Tomorrow Calling
5.71993
MovieScience Fiction
A photographer hired to shoot photos of "futuristic Americana" starts having visions of an alternate reality that looks like the covers of pulp science fiction novels. An adaption of William Gibson's short story 'The Gernsback Continuum' for Channel 4.
My Love, My UmbrellaMy Love, My Umbrella · 2001
My Love, My Umbrella
10.02001
MovieComedy
A young woman loses her umbrella in a café altering her perception of the world forever.
The X-FilesThe X-Files · 1993
The X-Files
8.41993
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
UploadUpload · 2020
Upload
7.82020
SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.
The PeripheralThe Peripheral · 2022
The Peripheral
7.62022
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks all of her dreams of finding a purpose, romance, and glamour in what seems like a game…but it also puts her and her family in real danger.
Neuromancer
Jan 21, 2027
Neuromancer · 2027
Neuromancer
2027
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
A disgraced superhacker and a razorgirl assassin are recruited for a high-stakes heist targeting a powerful corporate dynasty with untold wealth...and secrets they'd kill to protect.

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