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1. Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action
A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy.
Stars: Fred Tatasciore, Scott Whyte, Nolan North, Noshir Dalal
Votes: 196,579
2. Crash (1996)
NC-17 | 100 min | Drama
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger
Votes: 66,285 | Gross: $2.04M
3. Empire of the Sun (1987)
PG | 153 min | Drama, War
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
Votes: 134,197 | Gross: $22.24M
4. High-Rise (2015)
R | 119 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans
Votes: 45,152 | Gross: $0.34M
5. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon, Patrick Allen, Drewe Henley
Votes: 2,884 | Gross: $0.37M
6. Jackanory (1965–1996)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
Stars: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant
Votes: 422
7. Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A classic anthology science fiction series which features adaptations of stories by famous authors including Isaac Asimov, J.G. Ballard, Frederik Pohl and John Wyndham.
Stars: John Gabriel, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Erik Chitty, Peter Copley
Votes: 175
8. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
9. The Atrocity Exhibition (1998)
102 min | Drama, Horror
A university professor is fascinated with humankind's history of violent self-destruction.
Director: Jonathan Weiss | Stars: Victor Slezak, Anna Juvander, Michael Kirby, Mariko Takai
Votes: 461
10. Without Walls (1990–1996)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
Featured various avant-garde and alternative cultural topics.
Stars: Paul Morley, Tony Blackburn, Auberon Waugh, Lynn Barber
Votes: 26
11. The 100 Greatest War Films (2005 TV Movie)
385 min | Documentary
The 100 Greatest War Films of all time, as voted for by the public of the UK.
Director: Mark Murray | Stars: Sean Pertwee, David Aaronovitch, Ken Annakin, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Votes: 121
12. The Tourist (1996– )
50 min | Documentary
Six fifty-minute films charting the history of the world's largest industry. Filmed over an entire tourist season in four continents, this major documentary film series examines how and why... See full summary »
Stars: Jost Krippendorf, Dean MacCannell, J.G. Ballard, Jimmy Perry
13. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
120 min | Documentary, Drama
How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.
Director: Storm Thorgerson | Stars: Bernard Hill, Phil Daniels, Thom Booker, Patrick Barlow
Votes: 76
14. Moving Pictures (1990–1996)
40 min | Documentary
Award winning in-depth arts journalism series reporting on cinema around the globe.
Stars: Howard Schuman, Kate Leys, Roman Polanski, Joe Eszterhas
Votes: 29
15. Bookmark (1983–1999)
50 min | Biography
A look at the world of books and writers.
Stars: Ian Hamilton, Simon Winchester, A.N. Wilson, Fay Weldon
Votes: 27
16. Aparelho Voador a Baixa Altitude (2002)
80 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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.
Director: Solveig Nordlund | Stars: Margarida Marinho, Miguel Guilherme, Rui Morisson, Rita Só
Votes: 290
17. Crash! (1971)
17 min | Short
A surreal, moody short about the fetishization of automobiles and auto accidents.
Director: Harley Cokeliss | Stars: J.G. Ballard, Gabrielle Drake
Votes: 137
18. London Orbital (2002)
77 min | Documentary
A filmmaker sets out to make a voyage of discovery on London's orbital motorway, the M25. He enlists the help of several others to film the motorway from several points, drive endlessly ... See full summary »
Directors: Christopher Petit, Iain Sinclair | Star: J.G. Ballard
Votes: 70
19. Running Wild (I)
Crime, Drama, Thriller | Announced
A psychiatric adviser to the police helps unravel a heinous crime: the murder of the adults in a suburban community, and the disappearance of their children.
Directors: John Hillcoat, Kevin Kerslake
20. The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg (1987 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
A documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun (1987).
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Martin Sheen, Steven Spielberg, J.G. Ballard, Christian Bale
Votes: 242
21. The Drowned World
Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced
A biologist survives in a post-apocalyptic water world filled with anarchists and savage creatures.
22. Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers (1994)
60 min | Crime, Drama
An unsettling work that does not pretend to analyze nor to understand the serial killers. The film is not a work of fiction with dramatic plot developments.
Director: Aryan Kaganof | Stars: Rodney Beddal, Mark Bellamy, Aryan Kaganof, Gylan Kain
Votes: 77
23. Running Wild (III)
Thriller | Announced
A Forensic Psychologist is enlisted to delve into the murder of 32 adults and abduction of their children from an exclusive community. As the investigation continues, their suspicions fall on a very different community - a religious cult.
Director: John Hillcoat
24. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
25. Home (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
A disturbing, darkly comic tale of a man who attempts to sever all contact with the outside world, by simply staying at home. As Gerald Ballantyne rids himself of the surface clutter in his... See full summary »
Director: Richard Curson Smith | Stars: Antony Sher, Matilda Ziegler, Deborah Findlay, Guy Henry
Votes: 109
26. Concrete Island
Drama, Thriller | Announced
An architect finds himself stranded on a man-made island between two highways with only the contents of his car in his possession.
Director: Brad Anderson
27. Billenium (1974 TV Movie)
30 min | Sci-Fi
Two roommates discover an extra personal space that they have never known.Things become complicated when they allow two other close friends to share the space, and the ensuing snowball ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Claude de Nesle | Stars: Claude Debord, Albert Simono, Janine Souchon, Rosita Fernandez
28. Hello America
Sci-Fi | Announced
After America's financial collapse and its people's abandonment, a group of pioneers journey through a ravaged wasteland to return to the "New World" as a leader plans to unleash his nuclear arsenal against anyone who threatens his power.
29. Close-Up (1995–1998)
5 min | Documentary, Short
People select their favorite movie moment to celebrate the centenary of the cinema.
Stars: Joe Dante, Richard Attenborough, Mike Leigh, Monte Hellman
30. New Nightmares (1993)
60 min | Documentary
About visions of the future drawing on the work of leading writers of science fiction and leading experts in science fact.
Stars: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Thomas M. Disch, J.G. Ballard, John Brunner
31. Ceiling Unlimited (2012)
7 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Two flat-mates are unwittingly caught up in a time loop.
Director: Dominic Johnson | Stars: Genevieve Sibayan, Stephanie Siadatan
Votes: 8
32. Escapement (II) (2014)
21 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Tom is watching TV whilst filling-in a crossword. His wife Helen is also watching whilst she does some knitting. Tom realises that the TV is repeating. Except Helen does not seem to be ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony Willis | Stars: Alex Eckford, Roy Elliston, Alex Falkowski, Katie Foster-Barnes
33. J.G. Ballard: The Future Is Now (1998 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
Director: Solveig Nordlund | Star: J.G. Ballard
34. Resan till Orion (1986)
17 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A spaceship heading for the planet Orion. On board all is as it should be. Young Adam reveals a secret.
Director: Solveig Nordlund | Stars: Björn Gedda, Adam Schaub
Votes: 10
35. Moving Pictures: J G Ballard (1990 TV Short)
12 min | Documentary, Short
A film essay on Ballard's fiction, and its unrealized cinematic potential, with particular reference to David Cronenberg's (yet to be filmed) Crash, featuring an interview with the director, prior to making of his film.
Directors: John Henderson, Christopher Petit | Stars: J.G. Ballard, David Cronenberg
Votes: 11
36. Minus One (1991)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Strange things are happening at Green Hill asylum...
Director: Simon Brook | Star: Al Hyslop
Votes: 7
37. Memento (1993)
Talk-Show
Well-known figures are invited to choose their favorite possessions and tell the story behind each object.
Stars: Joan Bakewell, David Attenborough, J.G. Ballard, Kiri Te Kanawa
38. Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
There are other worlds...but they are in this one.
Director: Paul Oremland | Stars: Frances Tomelty, Robert Silverberg, Paul Verhoeven, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 27
39. Profile (I) (2001–2002)
40 min | Biography
Stars: D.J. Taylor, Rudy Giuliani, J.G. Ballard, Condoleezza Rice
40. Book Four (1982–1985)
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Hermione Lee, Humphrey Carpenter, Margaret Forster, Peter Ackroyd
41. Art Is Dead... Long Live TV! (1991)
Hoax documentary in which Muriel Gray challenges "artists" (who are actually actors) about their work.
Stars: Muriel Gray, Peter Greenaway, David Byrne, J.G. Ballard
42. The Book Programme (1973–1980)
25 min | Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, Michael Billington, Germaine Greer, Clive James
43.
Out of the Unknown (1965–1971)
Episode:
Thirteen to Centaurus
(1965)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Interstellar travel at sub-light speeds: the enormous distances, isolation from human culture and the aching loneliness of space are enough to drive the strongest personality insane. Better... See full summary »
Director: Peter Potter | Stars: Donald Houston, James Hunter, John Abineri, Noel Johnson
Votes: 48
44.
Jackanory (1965–1996)
Episode:
Gulliver in Space
(1966)
15 min | Family, Fantasy
Star: Alfred Marks
45.
New Nightmares (1993)
Episode:
Them
(1993)
Documentary
About over-population, dystopia, fear, and fear och fear itself.
Director: Ian Potts | Stars: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Thomas M. Disch, Harry Harrison, Martin Amis
46.
New Nightmares (1993)
Episode:
Nature Says No
(1993)
Documentary
About how and why nature is protesting against what's being done to her.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Brian Aldiss, J.G. Ballard, Greg Bear
47.
Book Four (1982–1985)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(1982)
Talk-Show
Director: Philip Draycott | Stars: J.G. Ballard, Hermione Lee
48.
Book Four (1982–1985)
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(1984)
Talk-Show
Director: Daniel Wiles | Stars: J.G. Ballard, Hermione Lee
49.
The Book Programme (1973–1980)
Episode:
J.G. Ballard
(1978)
Documentary
Stars: Robert Robinson, J.G. Ballard, Christopher Evans