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H. G. Wells: books in order and screen adaptations
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H. G. Wells has 10 books adapted into 20 TV shows and movies.
About H. G. Wells's books on screen
H. G. Wells has 10 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1895 to 1933. Together they have become 1 TV series and 19 movies. The first adaptation was A Trip to the Moon (1902), and the most recent released one is War of the Worlds (2025). The most adapted is The War of the Worlds, with 4 screen versions.
H. G. Wells books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Time Machine (1895) · adapted as The Time Machine (2002), The Time Machine (1960)
- The Island of Dr Moreau (1895) · adapted as The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977), Island of Lost Souls (1932)
- The War of the Worlds (1897) · adapted as War of the Worlds (2005), The War of the Worlds (1953), War of the Worlds (2019), War of the Worlds (2025)
- The Invisible Man (1897) · adapted as The Invisible Man (1933), The Invisible Man (2020), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951), The Invisible Woman (1940)
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1898) · adapted as The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1937)
- The First Men in the Moon (1901) · adapted as A Trip to the Moon (1902), First Men in the Moon (1964)
- The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904) · adapted as The Food of the Gods (1976)
- Empire of the Ants (1905) · adapted as Empire of the Ants (1977)
- The Passionate Friends: A Novel (1913) · adapted as The Passionate Friends (1949)
- The Shape of Things to Come (1933) · adapted as Things to Come (1936)
TV shows and movies based on H. G. Wells's books
- War of the Worlds (movie, 2025)
- The Invisible Man (movie, 2020)
- War of the Worlds (TV, 2019)
- War of the Worlds (movie, 2005)
- The Time Machine (movie, 2002)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (movie, 1996)
- Empire of the Ants (movie, 1977)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (movie, 1977)
- The Food of the Gods (movie, 1976)
- First Men in the Moon (movie, 1964)
- The Time Machine (movie, 1960)
- The War of the Worlds (movie, 1953)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (movie, 1951)
- The Passionate Friends (movie, 1949)
- The Invisible Woman (movie, 1940)
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (movie, 1937)
- Things to Come (movie, 1936)
- The Invisible Man (movie, 1933)
- Island of Lost Souls (movie, 1932)
- A Trip to the Moon (movie, 1902)
Common questions
How many H. G. Wells books have been made into movies or TV shows?
10 books have been adapted into 20 TV shows and movies.
What was the first H. G. Wells adaptation?
A Trip to the Moon, released in 1902, a movie based on The First Men in the Moon.
Is a new H. G. Wells adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is War of the Worlds.
Which H. G. Wells book has the most adaptations?
The War of the Worlds, with 4 TV and movie versions.