Best Classic Sci Fi Movies & Films Genre

Top 21 must-see best classic sci fi movies from classic sci fi movies, including ranked and rated by score.


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Classic Sci Fi Movies List

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1). Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 8.56/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 | IMDB Votes: 57,929 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.7/10 | Metascore: 9.2/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
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Plot / Synopsis: A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Tagline: The original Black & White classic...

Director: Don Siegel
Stars: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones


2). The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.73/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 21,209 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.3/10 | Metascore: 7.3/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: When Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him. Tagline: Almost beyond the imagination . . . A strange adventure into the unknown ! [UK Theatrical]...

Director: Jack Arnold
Stars: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey


3). X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 | IMDB Votes: 8,686 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences. Tagline: HE STRIPPED SOULS AS BARE AS BODIES!...

Director: Roger Corman
Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Don Rickles


4). The Fly (1958) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.6/10 | IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 27,028 | Rotten Tomatoes: 9.5/10 | Metascore: 6.2/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
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Plot / Synopsis: A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device. Tagline: If she looked upon the horror her husband had become... she would scream for the rest of her life!...

Director: Kurt Neumann
Stars: David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman


5). I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.45/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.3/10 | IMDB Votes: 3,147 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.6/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him. Tagline: The bride wore terror!...

Director: Gene Fowler Jr.
Stars: Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Robert Ivers, Chuck Wassil


6). It Came from Outer Space (1953) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 7.13/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.5/10 | IMDB Votes: 12,297 | Rotten Tomatoes: 8.1/10 | Metascore: 6.8/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert, and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strange. Tagline: Terror In 3-D... Reaching From The Screen To Seize You In Its Grasp!...

Director: Jack Arnold
Stars: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer, Russell Johnson


7). The Day of the Triffids (1963) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 6.95/10 | IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 | IMDB Votes: 9,310 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.8/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals. Tagline: Spine Chilling Terror...

Directors: Steve Sekely, Freddie Francis
Stars: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Mervyn Johns


8). This Island Earth (1955) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 6.7/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 | IMDB Votes: 11,130 | Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 | MPAA Rating: Approved
Plot / Synopsis: The electronic engineer Dr. Cal Meacham is a prominent scientist that is studying industrial application of nuclear energy and also a great pilot. One day, he receives a different condenser and soon his assistant Joe Wilson receives a manual instruction and several components of a sophisticated machine. Carl and Joe build a communication apparatus and a man called Exeter...

Director: Joseph M. Newman
Stars: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson


10). The Crawling Eye (1958) (Movie Info + Poster + Trailer)

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Score: 5.95/10 | IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 | IMDB Votes: 5,192 | Rotten Tomatoes: 6.7/10 | MPAA Rating: R
Plot / Synopsis: A remote mountain resort in Switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. The beings are also in telepathic communication with people and inhabit a mysterious, radioactive cloud at the base of the Trollenberg mountain. Tagline: WARNING: If you've ever been hypnotized, do not come alone!...

Director: Quentin Lawrence
Stars: Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne, Janet Munro, Warren Mitchell


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