Direction: Ralph L. Thomas

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ralph L. Thomas. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 23 min. · United States

Direction Ray Bradbury · Randy Bradshaw · Roger Tompkins · John Laing

Cast Ray Bradbury · Harold Gould · Charles Martin Smith · Michael Sarrazin

Plot TV series (1985-1992). 6 seasons. 65 episodes. A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short...

6.6

39 votes

6.6

39 votes

Ticket to Heaven

1981 · Movie · 108 min. · Canada

Direction Ralph L. Thomas

Cast Nick Mancuso · Saul Rubinek · Meg Foster · Kim Cattrall

Plot David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling...

5.3

23 votes

5.3

23 votes

Apprentice to Murder

1988 · Movie · 97 min. · Canada

4.5

54 votes

4.5

54 votes

The Terry Fox Story (TV)

1983 · Movie · 97 min. · Canada

Direction Ralph L. Thomas

Cast Eric Fryer · Robert Duvall · Chris Makepeace · Rosalind Chao

Plot The Terry Fox Story is a 1983 film biopic of Canadian amputee and runner Terry Fox. It was written by Howard Hume, John Kastner and Rose Kastner, and directed by...

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Bride of Violence 2 (TV)

1993 · Movie · 180 min. · Canada

Direction Ralph L. Thomas

Cast Carol Alt · Michael Ontkean · Eli Wallach · Justin Louis

Plot Nancy now lives as a nun in a Sicilian monastery. The don arranges for her to see her daughter on occasion. A rival group within his outfit wants to use...

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The First Season

1989 · Movie · min. · Canada

Direction Ralph L. Thomas

Cast Kate Trotter · Christianne Hirt · R.H. Thomson · Tony Pantages

Plot After the death of her fisherman husband, a woman in British Columbia tries to support herself and her daughter with the help of her husband's former colleague.

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For the Record (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · Canada

Direction Peter Pearson · Don Haldane · Claude Jutra · Francis Mankiewicz

Cast Heath Lamberts · Mavor Moore · David Gardner · Kenneth Welsh

Plot A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially-relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most...

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