Philip K. Dick

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Philip K. Dick

Writing December 16, 1928

Chicago, Illinois, USA

American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of t…

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Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

7.6 2017 Movie
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

7.9 1982 Movie
Minority Report

Minority Report

7.4 2002 Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

7.3 1990 Movie
Total Recall

Total Recall

6.0 2012 Movie
The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

6.8 2011 Movie
Next

Next

6.1 2007 Movie
Paycheck

Paycheck

6.2 2003 Movie
A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

6.8 2006 Movie
The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

7.5 2015 TV Show
Screamers

Screamers

6.2 1995 Movie
Impostor

Impostor

6.1 2001 Movie

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American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Blade Runner 2099

    TV show Novel

  2. 2025
    The Gun

    Movie Short Story

  3. 2021
    Blade Runner: Black Lotus

    TV show Characters

  4. 2021
    A Glitch in the Matrix

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Thlípsi

    Movie Thanks

  6. 2017
    Blade Runner 2049

    Movie Characters

  7. 2017
    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

    TV show Short Story

  8. 2016
    The Worlds of Philip K. Dick

    Movie Self - Writer (archive footage)

  9. 2015
    Minority Report

    TV show Novel

  10. 2015
    The Man in the High Castle

    TV show Novel

  11. 2013
    The pipers

    Movie Short Story

  12. 2013
    The Crystal Crypt

    Movie Short Story

  13. 2012
    Total Recall

    Movie Short Story

  14. 2011
    The Adjustment Bureau

    Movie Short Story

  15. 2011
    Meddler

    Movie Short Story

  16. 2010
    Radio Free Albemuth

    Movie Novel

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  1. 2009
    Screamers: The Hunting

    Movie Original Story

  2. 2007
    The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2007
    Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. the Film

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2007
    Next

    Movie Novel

  5. 2006
    One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 2006
    A Scanner Darkly

    Movie Novel

  7. 2003
    Paycheck

    Movie Short Story

  8. 2002
    Minority Report

    Movie Short Story

  9. 2001
    Impostor

    Movie Short Story

  10. 1999
    Total Recall 2070

    TV show Short Story

  11. 1999
    Total Recall 2070: Machine Dreams

    Movie Short Story

  12. 1995
    Screamers

    Movie Short Story

  13. 1994
    Philip K Dick: A Day in the Afterlife

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 1992
    Barjo

    Movie Novel

  15. 1990
    Total Recall

    Movie Short Story

  16. 1987
    Morning Patrol

    Movie Novel

  17. 1982
    Blade Runner

    Movie Novel

  18. 1962
    Out of This World

    TV show Short Story

  19. —
    The Future Is Ours

    TV show Novel

  20. —
    The Skull

    Movie Short Story

  21. —
    Second Variety

    Movie Novel