Best Sci-Fi Movies from the 1950's
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This is a list of some of the best dci-fi movies made in the 1950's when sci-fi was just comming into it's popularity! Some of the most creative sci-fi films were made in the 50's.
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1.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
11 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
2.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
8 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa - 1 comment
Comments:
Classic space space man lands on earth movie with a very cool robot!
Added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa, 0 points
3.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
8 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
4.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
6 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
5.
War of the Words (1953)
6 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa - 1 comment
Comments:
H.G. Wells classic radio trick brought to the screen - movie was remade in 2008 but this version is so much better!
Added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa, 0 points
6.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
5 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa - 1 comment
Comments:
A man vacationing on the sea is contaminated by a radioactive cloud and begins to shrink - original storyline for the 50's that started all the shrinking people copies in the 80's and 90's.
Added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa, 0 points
7.
Them! (1954)
5 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
8.
Godzilla (1954)
Japanese classic sea monster movie – fun to watch the people talk and their mouths move seconds later!
4 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
9.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Awsome adventure with lots of creativity!
4 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
10.
The Thing (1952)
4 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
11.
This Island Earth (1955)
4 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
12.
The Angry Red Planet (1959)
3 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
13.
Invaders from Mars (1953)
3 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
14.
Tarantula (1954)
3 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
15.
Invaders From Mars (1953)
3 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
16.
Quatermass 2 (1957)
3 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
17.
20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
3 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
18.
Creature of the Black Lagoon (1954)
Awsome fear-propelling movie – the creature was very scarey for it’s time!
2 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
19.
Donavans Brain (1953)
2 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
20.
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
2 points - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
21.
When Worlds Collide (1951)
1 point - added 14 years ago by working-girl-usa -
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