Writing
Ray Bradbury
Born August 22, 1920 · Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Died June 5, 2012 · aged 91
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative f…
Known For
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland · 1989Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
★ 6.91989
MovieAdventureAnimation
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Moby Dick · 1956Moby Dick
★ 7.11956
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Fahrenheit 451 · 2018Fahrenheit 451
★ 5.52018
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Fahrenheit 451 · 1966Fahrenheit 451
★ 7.11966
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
A Sound of Thunder · 2005A Sound of Thunder
★ 4.92005
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
There Will Come Soft Rains · 1984There Will Come Soft Rains
★ 6.91984
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
In this animated short based on a short story from Ray Bradbury, the viewer observes a computer-controlled house in the near future and learns of the fates of its occupants.
Rich and Famous · 1981Rich and Famous
★ 5.41981
MovieDrama
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
Something Wicked This Way Comes · 1983Something Wicked This Way Comes
★ 6.51983
MovieFantasyMystery
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Movies
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland · 1989Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
★ 6.91989
MovieAdventureAnimation
A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
Moby Dick · 1956Moby Dick
★ 7.11956
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
Fahrenheit 451 · 2018Fahrenheit 451
★ 5.52018
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Fahrenheit 451 · 1966Fahrenheit 451
★ 7.11966
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…
A Sound of Thunder · 2005A Sound of Thunder
★ 4.92005
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.
There Will Come Soft Rains · 1984There Will Come Soft Rains
★ 6.91984
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
In this animated short based on a short story from Ray Bradbury, the viewer observes a computer-controlled house in the near future and learns of the fates of its occupants.
Rich and Famous · 1981Rich and Famous
★ 5.41981
MovieDrama
Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.
Something Wicked This Way Comes · 1983Something Wicked This Way Comes
★ 6.51983
MovieFantasyMystery
In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?
Quest · 1984Quest
★ 6.71984
MovieFantasyAction
On a distant planet, descendants of a crashed spaceship are subjected to mysterious forces that cause them to age and die in just eight days. They must also live in caves to escape the bitter cold of night and the killing heat of day. One young boy is determined to find his way back to the ship that brought them there. But how will he accomplish this in the short time left to him?
Marvellous Suit · 1973Marvellous Suit
★ 7.51973
MovieComedyFamily
About the students of the vocational technical school, who buy one suit together. The film assures us that man himself should be kind and innocent by nature, that no jewels and expensive clothes can ennoble the intolerant and indifferent.
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection · 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
★ 8.02005
MovieDocumentary
For over a half century, Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired countless filmmakers and fans around the world with his breathtaking motion picture effects and stop-motion animation. Presented here for the first time ever is the authorized collection of his earliest work, along with hours of supplemental features.
A Sound of Different Drummers · 1957A Sound of Different Drummers
1957
Movie
A young security police officer in a future totalitarian state is assigned to suppress illegal intellectual activity, including executing book readers. He catches a librarian hiding a banned book and joins her in reading books.
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy · 2003Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
★ 9.32003
MovieDocumentary
With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His swinging bachelor ways also made him an icon for the straight males for whom his publication was tailor-made. Join Richard Kiley in this documentary about the quintessential ladies' man. Includes footage, photos and interviews with Camille Paglia, Mel Torme, Tony Curtis and more.
El Doble · 1966El Doble
1966
MovieTV MovieHorror
The Monarch Butterfly · 1980The Monarch Butterfly
1980
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
A young biophysicist, dreaming of spiritual and physical immortality, makes an experiment on himself: by radioactive irradiation he violates the genetic code, as a result of which he passes into another biological substance and becomes immeasurably more perfect than his fellows on Earth.
The Illustrated Man · 1969The Illustrated Man
★ 5.61969
MovieScience FictionDrama
A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.
This Fantastic World 10 · 1984This Fantastic World 10
★ 10.01984
MovieScience Fiction
...People living in the future have comfortable cars, obedient robots, beautiful houses. There are only books missing in these houses. Books are declared enemies, subject to extermination...
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces · 2000Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
★ 6.82000
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.
The Halloween Tree · 1993The Halloween Tree
★ 6.71993
MovieAnimationFamily
Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.
This Fantastic World 13 · 1987This Fantastic World 13
★ 9.51987
MovieScience FictionTV Movie
The consequences of a nuclear war are destruction, hunger. The surviving people have even lost the memory of their former civilization. At the center of the play is the Old Man, the only person who remembers the past, because without the past humanity cannot have a future...
This Fantastic World 8 · 1984This Fantastic World 8
★ 9.51984
MovieScience Fiction
Fragments of the stories were dramatized: R. Bradbury “I Sing About the Mechanical Body” (about the work of an electronic grandmother who, having human qualities, gives tenderness to children deprived of maternal affection) and I. Varshavsky “There are no alarming symptoms” about Professor Clarence, who agrees to an operation that deprives him of human emotions.
It Came from Outer Space · 1953It Came from Outer Space
★ 6.31953
MovieScience FictionHorror
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · 1953The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
★ 6.61953
MovieDramaHorror
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
La Sonrisa · 1966La Sonrisa
1966
MovieHorrorTV Movie
TV Shows
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour · 1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
★ 7.81962
SeriesCrimeMystery
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
The Twilight Zone · 1959The Twilight Zone
★ 8.51959
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Apostrophes · 1975Apostrophes
★ 8.51975
Series
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
The Twilight Zone · 1985The Twilight Zone
★ 7.71985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
American Playhouse · 1982American Playhouse
★ 6.61982
SeriesDramaComedy
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
★ 7.21985
SeriesDramaMystery
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Le Grand Échiquier · 1972Le Grand Échiquier
★ 8.01972
Series
Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
★ 7.81955
SeriesMysteryDrama
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Ray Bradbury Theater · 1985The Ray Bradbury Theater
★ 6.91985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
Out of the Unknown · 1965Out of the Unknown
★ 7.11965
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Out of the Unknown is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Each episode was a dramatisation of a science fiction short story; some were created for the series, but most were adaptations of already published stories.
The first three years were exclusively science fiction, but that genre was abandoned in the final year in favour of horror and fantasy. A number of episodes were wiped during the early 1970s, as was standard procedure at the time.
Prisoners of Gravity · 1989Prisoners of Gravity
★ 5.91989
SeriesDocumentary
Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.
Alcoa Premiere · 1961Alcoa Premiere
★ 6.01961
SeriesDrama
Alcoa Premiere is an American anthology drama series that aired from October 1961 to July 1963 on ABC. The series was hosted by Fred Astaire, directed by Norman Lloyd and executive produced by Alfred Hitchcock.
Tales to Keep You Awake · 1966Tales to Keep You Awake
★ 7.21966
SeriesDramaComedy
Tales of terror by established authors such as Ray Bradbury or Edgar Allan Poe, as well as original scripts.
Dennis Miller · 2004Dennis Miller
2004
SeriesComedy
The Martian Chronicles · 1980The Martian Chronicles
★ 6.91980
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
The Martian Chronicles deals with the exploration of Mars and the inhabitants there.
Dandelion Wine · 1998Dandelion Wine
★ 6.31998
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Summer. Heat. A garden full of dandelions. They are picked and used to make excellent wine... A brilliant inventor creates a happiness machine... An experienced colonel transports boys into a world unknown to them with his stories, or he himself travels in the time machine of his memory.
Armchair Theatre · 1956Armchair Theatre
★ 6.01956
SeriesDrama
Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Science Fiction Film AwardsScience Fiction Film Awards
Series
The 5th Annual Science Fiction Film Awards Filmed in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA