List of films based on war books — future
A list of films that are based on war books. If a book has been turned into both a film and a TV series (or TV film), then the TV series is included.
This page endorses the existence of alien races and documents their histories below.
For other conflicts, see the List of films based on war books — fantasy.
Prehistory
Fire War
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Quest for Fire |
1981 |
Jean-Jacques Annaud |
Canada & France |
La Guerre du feu |
"J.-H. Rosny" |
1911 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Days of future past
Wars of Barsoom
1865
Bulletin ... film currently in production: John Carter of Mars by Andrew Stanton
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
John Carter of Mars ♠ |
2012 |
Andrew Stanton |
USA |
Under the Moons of Mars |
Edgar Rice Burroughs |
1912 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ John Carter is an American Civil War veteran who employs his sabre skills on Mars.
War of the Worlds
(War of the Martians against the Victorians)
1890s
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
The War of the Worlds ♠ |
1953 |
Byron Haskin |
USA |
The War of the Worlds |
H.G. Wells |
1897 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ The setting has been changed from Queen Victoria's London to Pres. Eisenhower's California but it is still conservative.
First Occupation of the USA
Homeground American pacifism made foreign invasion inevitable.
Invasion by Emanon
1915
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Battle Cry of Peace ♠ |
1915 |
J. Stuart Blackton & Wilfrid North |
USA |
Defenseless America † |
Hudson Maxim |
1916 |
Non-Fiction |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ Also known as A Call to Arms Against War, An American Home, The Battle Cry of War.
- † Maxim appears in the film. His book apparently was published after the film's release.
Rebellion of the Loyal Legion
1916
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Fall of a Nation ♠ |
1916 |
Rev. Thomas F. Dixon Jr. |
USA |
The Fall of a Nation |
Rev. Thomas F. Dixon Jr. |
1916 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ The Loyal Legion of American Women led the uprising against the Emperor of the USA. (Thanks, ladies.)
Martian Proletarian Revolution
c. 1920
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Aelita: Queen of Mars Аэлита |
1924 |
Yakov Protazanov |
Soviet Union |
Aelita |
Alexei Tolstoy |
1923 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Metropolis Rebellion
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Metropolis |
1927 |
Fritz Lang |
Germany |
Metropolis |
Thea von Harbou |
1926 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Freedonia–Sylvania War
1933
Wars of Oceania against Eurasia and Eastasia
1940s
Frequently filmed: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Bulletin ... film currently in production: 1984 by director unknown
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1984 |
1956 |
Michael Anderson |
UK |
Nineteen Eighty-Four |
George Orwell |
1949 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Second World War
1940–1966
Rebellion of 2036
2036
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Things to Come |
1936 |
William Cameron Menzies |
UK |
The Shape of Things to Come |
H.G. Wells |
1933 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Second Occupation of the USA
1982
====Occupying force====
Resistance
-
Alaska National Guard
Third Occupation of the USA
1984
====Occupying force====
-
, ,
Resistance
-
Colorado high school students, commanded by Jed Eckert
Fourth Occupation of the USA
1987
====Occupying force====
-
, United Nations
Resistance
-
Second American Revolution, initiated by the Heartland Defense Force, based in Omaha
This is the present day.
Apocalyptic
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
On the Beach |
1959 |
Stanley Kramer |
USA |
On the Beach |
Nevil Shute |
1957 |
Novel |
On the Beach |
2000 |
USA |
2 |
Panic in Year Zero! |
1962 |
Ray Milland |
USA |
"Lot" & |
Ward Moore (uncredited) |
1953–1954 |
Stories |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Testament |
1983 |
Lynne Littman |
USA |
"The Last Testament" |
Carol Amen |
198? |
Story |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
When the Wind Blows |
1986 |
Jimmy Murakami |
UK |
When the Wind Blows |
Raymond Briggs |
1982 |
Graphic Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Post-apocalyptic
Bulletin ... film currently in production: The Road by John Hillcoat
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Last Man on Earth ♠ |
1924 |
John G. Blystone |
USA |
The Last Man (uncredited) |
Mary Shelley (uncredited) |
1826 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
A Boy and His Dog |
1974 |
L.Q. Jones |
USA |
A Boy and His Dog |
Harlan Ellison |
1969/1976 |
Novella |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
The Handmaid's Tale |
1990 |
Volker Schlöndorff |
USA & Germany |
The Handmaid's Tale |
Margaret Atwood |
1985 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
The Postman |
1997 |
Kevin Costner |
USA |
The Postman |
David Brin |
1985 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
Woundings aka Brand New World |
1998 |
Roberta Hanley |
UK |
Woundings |
Jeff Noon |
1986 |
Play |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
Children of Men |
2006 |
Alfonso Cuarón |
UK |
The Children of Men |
P.D. James |
1992 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
The Road |
2009 |
John Hillcoat |
USA |
The Road |
Cormac McCarthy |
2006 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ A comedy, beginning in the Ozarks, inspired by Shelley's novel with roots in the Greek War of Independence.
Frequently filmed: I Am Legend
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
The Last Man on Earth |
1964 |
Ubaldo Ragona & |
USA & Italy |
I Am Legend |
Richard Matheson |
1954 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Soy leyenda |
1967 |
Mario Gómez Martín |
Spain |
I Am Legend |
Richard Matheson |
1954 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
The Omega Man |
1971 |
Boris Sagal |
USA |
I Am Legend |
Richard Matheson |
1954 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Ape Revolt
Frequently filmed: La Planète des singes
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Planet of the Apes |
1968 |
Franklin J. Schaffner |
USA |
La Planète des singes |
Pierre Boulle |
1963 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ♠ |
1972 |
J. Lee Thompson |
USA |
La Planète des singes (characters) |
Pierre Boulle |
1963 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ The film where the Ape Revolt actually occurs.
Campaigns of the American Forces / Fuerzas Americanas
War of the Six Cities
Moscow Incident
Saudi Campaign
Battle of the Argentine Moons
2036 (Year 40)
Battle of Tannhäuser Gate
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Blade Runner ♠ |
1982 |
Ridley Scott |
USA |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? |
Philip K. [...] |
1968 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ The battle is mentioned in Blade Runner.
Bolivian Coup
2015
Battle of Shanghai
2012
Montana Insurrection
Shoulder of Orion
Nibian Moon Campaign
Antares Maelstrom War
Perdition's Flames War
Battle of Arcadia 234
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Soldier |
1998 |
Paul W.S. Anderson |
USA |
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (uncredited) |
Philip K. [...] (uncredited) |
1968 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Drac War
c. 2080
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Enemy Mine |
1985 |
Wolfgang Petersen |
USA |
Enemy Mine |
Barry B. Longyear |
1979 |
Novella |
- |
- |
- |
Wars of the Colonial Marines
Nostromo Incident
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alien |
1979 |
Ridley Scott |
USA |
The Voyage of the Space Beagle |
A.E. van Vogt (uncredited) |
1950 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Battle of Planetoid LV-426
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Aliens |
1986 |
James Cameron |
USA |
Starship Troopers |
Robert A. Heinlein (uncredited) |
1959 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Bug War
(War of Terrans and Skinnies against Arachnids)
Battle of Klendathu
Battle of Planet P
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Uchū no senshi |
1987 |
Tetsuro Amino |
Japan |
Starship Troopers |
Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Starship Troopers |
1997 |
Paul Verhoeven |
USA |
Starship Troopers |
Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Second Bug War
Battle of Planet OM-1
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder |
2008 |
Ed Neumeier |
USA |
Starship Troopers (characters) |
Robert A. Heinlein |
1959 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
Forever War
(United Nations against the Taurans)
Bulletin ... film currently in development: The Forever War by Ridley Scott
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychlo Occupation of Earth
c. AD 2000
(It could start tomorrow! Check outside!)
Revolt of the Man-animals
AD 3000
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outsider War
Stardate 3045.6
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arena from Star Trek ♠ |
1967 |
Joseph Pevney |
USA |
"Arena" |
Fredric Brown |
1944 |
Story |
- |
- |
- |
- ♠ Brown's Outsider, being impossible to portray with 1960's special effects, became the reptilian Gorn.
War of the Old Empire against House Atreides
Invasion of Arrakis
Fremen Jihad
Battle of Arrakeen
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clone Wars
22 BBY – 19 BBY
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
War of the Rebel Alliance against the Empire
Battle of the Moon of Endor
# |
Film |
Date |
Director |
Country |
Source |
Author |
Date |
Type |
TV |
Date |
Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Return of the Jedi |
1983 |
Richard Marquand |
USA |
Earthman's Burden ♠ (uncredited) |
Gordon R. Dickson & |
1957 |
Stories |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Little Fuzzy ♠ (uncredited) |
H. Beam Piper (uncredited) |
1962 |
Novel |
- |
- |
- |
||||
- ♠ Hokas and especially Little Fuzzies, both well-known within science fiction, are considered to have inspired the Ewoks.
For other conflicts, see the List of films based on war books — fantasy.
Bibliography
See also
- List of films based on war books — fantasy
- List of films based on war books
- List of films based on war books — pre-1775
- List of films based on war books — 1775–1898
- List of films based on war books — 1898–1926
- List of films based on war books — 1927–1945
- List of films based on war books — post-1945
- List of films based on war books — peace
- Assassinations in fiction
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