Most Popular War Of The Worlds Broadcast Movies and TV Shows

1. War of the Worlds (1988–1990)

45 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.

Stars: Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Philip Akin, Richard Chaves

Votes: 1,131

2. Radio Days (1987)

PA | 88 min | Comedy

A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Mike Starr, Paul Herman

Votes: 30,709 | Gross: $14.79M

3. Brave New Jersey (2016)

86 min | Comedy

A comedy about a small New Jersey town on the night of Orson Welles' legendary 1938 "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, which led millions of listeners to believe the U.S. was being invaded by Martians.

Director: Jody Lambert | Stars: Anna Camp, Heather Burns, Sam Jaeger, Tony Hale

Votes: 454 | Gross: $8.92M

4. The Night That Panicked America (1975 TV Movie)

92 min | Drama

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles's radio play "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provokes mass panic.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Vic Morrow, Cliff De Young, Michael Constantine, Walter McGinn

Votes: 618

5. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995 TV Movie)

13+ | 48 min | Documentary, Mystery, Sci-Fi

FOX Network television special investigating The Alien Autopsy (1995) footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

Director: Tom McGough | Stars: Jonathan Frakes, Walter Haut, Jesse Marcel Jr., Kevin D. Randle

Votes: 473

6. Kitty Kornered (1946)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

Porky puts his cats out in the snow, but then they put him out and have a party. Expelling them again, Porky goes to bed, only to be terrorized by the felines' mock Martian invasion.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett

Votes: 669

7. Pardon My Blooper (1974)

75 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

A collection of classic bloopers (mistakes) from radio and television broadcasts, based on Kermit Schafer's blooper books and recordings.

Votes: 37

8. Broadcast (2002)

10 min | Comedy, Short, Thriller

A group of friends turn against each other because of the confusion started by a radio broadcast pronouncing the end of the world by means of Martian invasion, and a subsequent, yet totally unrelated, forest fire.

Director: Mark Cartier | Stars: Josh Miller, Emily Adams, Bo Barron, Nathan McCoy

Votes: 14

9. Martian Mania: The True Story of The War of the Worlds (1998 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Melissa Jo Peltier | Stars: Steve Allen, James Cameron, Orson Welles

Votes: 28

10. The Nutty Network (1939)

7 min | Animation, Short

A jungle land radio station run by monkeys pulls a prank by reporting an invasion from space is occurring and a large cutout face is hoisted above the trees so all can see. Fireworks are ... See full summary »

Director: Mannie Davis | Star: Tom Morrison

Votes: 11

11. Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
Episode: Arnold's Halloween (1997)

24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Arnold and Gerald team up to carry out the ultimate Halloween prank, by deliberately faking a news radio broadcast of an alien invasion, causing widespread panic throughout town not seen since Orson Welles inadvertently did so in 1938!

Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Phillip Van Dyke, Jamil Walker Smith, Francesca Marie Smith, Dan Castellaneta

Votes: 118

12. UFO Files (2004– )
Episode: Beyond the War of the Worlds (2005)

46 min | Documentary

In print for over 100 years, H.G. Wells' seminal work "The War of the Worlds" has thrilled millions. We now bring you the inside story of not just the book but the phenomena of this amazing... See full summary »

Director: Rod Pyle | Stars: Mark Adler, Kevin J. Anderson, Simon P. Balm, Gene Barry

Votes: 23

13. War of the Worlds (1988–1990)
Episode: Eye for an Eye (1988)

45 min | Action, Drama, Horror

The team is sent to Grover's Mill when it is discovered the 1938 radio broadcast of invasion was real. They meet with a group of local men who successfully fought the Martians 50 years ago ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Sobel | Stars: Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Philip Akin, Richard Chaves

Votes: 39

14. Perversions of Science (1997)
Episode: Panic (1997)

R | 26 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

It's the 1930s and Bob and John are attending a Halloween party with their friends. When the infamous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds begins, all hell breaks loose and people end up dead. Is it real, a fiction or somewhere in-between?

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Jason Lee, Jamie Kennedy, Laraine Newman, Edie McClurg

Votes: 43

15. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: The Masquerade Party (1965)

G | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Flintstones and the Rubbles attend a costume party at the Water Buffalo Lodge on the same night as a radio report as Bedrock is " invaded" by outer space aliens The Way outs.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Gerry Johnson

Votes: 87

16. Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode: The Night America Trembled (1957)

60 min | Drama

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles' Mercury Players performed a radio play version of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Some people in the unsuspecting public took the broadcast as a real ... See full summary »

Director: Tom Donovan | Stars: Edward R. Murrow, Alexander Scourby, Robert Blackburn, Casey Allen

Votes: 103

17. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror XVII (2006)

14A | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

A meteorite turns Homer into a rampaging blob with a voracious appetite; Bart brings a Golem to life; an alien invasion hoax turns real.

Directors: Matthew Faughnan, David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,229

18. American Experience (1988– )
Episode: War of the Worlds (2013)

53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An account of Orson Welles' 1938 radio drama broadcast that inadvertently started a mass panic.

Director: Cathleen O'Connell | Stars: Charissa Allen, Julian Arahanga, Edgar Bergen, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 265