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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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Forbidden Planet (1956) Report Abuse
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Report Abuse
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Classic space space man lands on earth movie with a very cool robot!
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Report Abuse
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Report Abuse
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War of the Words (1953) Report Abuse
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H.G. Wells classic radio trick brought to the screen - movie was remade in 2008 but this version is so much better!
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Report Abuse
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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.
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Them! (1954) Report Abuse
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Godzilla (1954) Report Abuse
Japanese classic sea monster movie – fun to watch the people talk and their mouths move seconds later!
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Report Abuse
Awsome adventure with lots of creativity!
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The Thing (1952) Report Abuse
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This Island Earth (1955) Report Abuse
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The Angry Red Planet (1959) Report Abuse
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Invaders from Mars (1953) Report Abuse
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Tarantula (1954) Report Abuse
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Invaders From Mars (1953) Report Abuse
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Quatermass 2 (1957) Report Abuse
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20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Report Abuse
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Creature of the Black Lagoon (1954) Report Abuse
Awsome fear-propelling movie – the creature was very scarey for it’s time!
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Donavans Brain (1953) Report Abuse
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It Came From Outer Space (1953) Report Abuse
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When Worlds Collide (1951) Report Abuse
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