The Invisible Man
by H. G. Wellsliterary work· published 1897
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This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.
Adaptations (9)
The Invisible Man has been adapted 9 times, across film and television series, from 1933 to 2020.
The Invisible Man1933 · film · 71 min · dir. James Whale · IMDb ↗After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
The Invisible Man1958 · television series · 30 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0British scientist Peter Brady, while working on an invisibility formula, suffers a tragic accident which turns himself invisible. Unfortunately, there is no antidote, so, while working on a method to regain his visibility, he undertakes missions for his government stopping bad guys.
Gemini Man1976 · television series · 60 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.2Sam Casey is an agent for INTERSECT, a government think-tank and operations center specializing in secret missions. While on a diving assignment, Sam was affected by the radiation from an underwater explosion. The radiation rendered him invisible, but INTERSECT devised a way to control his invisibility, by fitting him with a computerized watch that kept him visible. He could, however, shut it off, and become invisible again, for short periods of time. If he did this for more than 15 minutes in any 24 hour period he would die. This ability to become invisible made him a very effective agent.
The Invisible Man1984 · television series · 50 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.1A deranged scientist discovers a formula by which to make himself invisible, but is driven mad by his inability to reverse the formula and is evoked to use his invisibility to terrorise those around him.
The Invisible Man1985 · film · 89 min · dir. Aleksandr Zakharov · IMDb ↗IMDb6.0Based upon the famous novel by H.G.Wells. A poor scientist named Griffin discovers a way to make things invisible. Since he has no money to continue his research, he decides to perform his only experiment on himself. After becoming invisible, Griffin has a lot of trouble trying to conceal this from other people.
The Invisible Man2020 · film · 124 min · dir. Leigh Whannell · IMDb ↗IMDb7.172MetacriticWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
