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Crew: Ken Russell

Altered States (1980)

8 December 199927 June 2025
Altered States (1980) poster

Drug Trips & The Meaning of Life/Reversion to Caveman

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban and Charles Haid.
Crew: Ken Russell, Paddy Chayefsky and Warner Brothers.
Themes: Drug Hallucinations, Cavemen, Conceptual Breakthrough, Evolution, Transcendental Journeys, Scientific Breakthrough, Films of 1980 and Scientific Experiments Amok.

Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

22 November 200814 November 2022
Billion Dollar Brain (1967) poster

Spy Film

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley, Francoise Dorleac, Oscar Homolka, Guy Doleman and Vladek Sheybal.
Crew: Ken Russell, Len Deighton and Harry Saltzman.
Themes: Spy Films, Super-Computers, Artificial Intelligence, Communism and the Cold War, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1967.

Crimes of Passion (1984)

4 February 200522 May 2020
Crimes of Passion (1984) poster

Psycho-Sexual Thriller

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts.
Crew: Ken Russell and New World Pictures.
Themes: Sex in Fantastic Cinema, Psychos and Serial Killers, Catholicism and Films of 1984.

The Devils (1971)

9 May 20017 March 2021
The Devils (1971) poster

Historical Witch Persecution

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Jones, Dudley Sutton, Michael Gothard and John Woodvine.
Crew: Ken Russell, Derek Jarman and Warner Brothers.
Themes: Historical Events in Fiction, Historical and Costume Dramas, Witch Persecutions, Catholicism, Possession, Exorcism, Rationalised Fantasy, Cult Films and Films of 1971.

Gothic (1986)

19 October 200228 April 2021
Gothic (1986) poster

Mary Shelley-Lord Byron Meeting

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Natasha Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Julian Sands, Myriam Cyr and Timothy Spall.
Crew: Ken Russell and Stephen Volk.
Themes: Biopics and True Stories, Frankenstein Films, Drug Hallucinations, Seances and Films of 1986.

The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

7 June 200323 December 2024
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) poster

Snake Priestess/Campy Horror

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Hugh Grant, Amanda Donohoe, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Catherine Oxenberg, Paul Brooke and Stratford Johns.
Crew: Ken Russell, Bram Stoker and Vestron Pictures.
Themes: Religion, Cults, Horror Comedy, Human-Animal Hybrids and Films of 1988.

Mindbender (1996)

31 December 19969 June 2023
Mindbender (1996) poster

“True Life” Psychic Uri Geller Biopic

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 0-.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Ishai Golan and Terence Stamp.
Crew: Ken Russell.
Themes: Biopics and True Stories, Psychic Powers, Claims to True Stories, UFOs and Films of 1996.

Tommy (1975)

27 February 200331 January 2020
Tommy (1975) poster

Demented Rock Musical/Messianic Pinball Player

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Ken Russell.
Actors: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Paul Nicholas, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner, Elton John and Robert Powell.
Crew: Ken Russell.
Themes: Musicals, Gonzo Films, Drug Hallucinations, Drugs and Addiction, Ghosts in Light Fantasy, BDSM, Miracle Healing and Films of 1975.

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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