Movies Like The Fly (1958)

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The Fly Movie Information:

Directors:

Kurt Neumann

Stars:

David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman … (full cast)

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Similar Movies Like The Fly (1958)

1. The Fly (1986)

   Synopsis/Plot: Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against…
   
   Tagline: Something went wrong in the lab today. Very wrong.
   Genres: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance
   
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2. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

   Synopsis/Plot: Travelling with mind-boggling speed, a gleaming unidentified flying object zooming in from the boundless deep space, penetrates the Earth's atmosphere, landing smoothly in Cold War-Washington, D.C.
   
   Encircled by large yet feeble military forces, the peaceful…
   
   Tagline: A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet!
   Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
   
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3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

   Synopsis/Plot: Dr.
   
   Miles Bennell returns to his small town practice to find several of his patients suffering the paranoid delusion that their friends or relatives are impostors.
   
   He is initially skeptical, especially when the alleged doppelgangers…
   
   Tagline: The original Black & White classic
   Genres: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi
   
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4. The War of the Worlds (1953)

   Synopsis/Plot: H.G.
   
   Wells' classic novel is brought to life in this tale of alien invasion.
   
   The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills.
   
   Their joy is…
   
   Tagline: Amazing! terrifying! The most savage spectacle of all time!
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
   
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5. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

   Synopsis/Plot: A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discovers a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon.
   
   The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free.
   
   The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the…
   
   Tagline: Not since the beginning of time has the world beheld terror like this!
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Adventure
   
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6. The Thing from Another World (1951)

   Synopsis/Plot: Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice.
   
   Upon closer examination, they discover the frozen pilot.
   
   All hell breaks loose when they take him back to their station and he…
   
   Tagline: Look Out...It's
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
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7. The Blob (1958)

   Synopsis/Plot: A mysterious creature from another planet, resembling a giant blob of jelly, lands on earth.
   
   The people of a nearby small town refuse to listen to some teenagers who have witnessed the blob's destructive power.…
   
   Tagline: Beware of the Blob! It creeps, and leaps, and glides and slides across the floor.
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
   

8. Them! (1954)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the New Mexico desert, Police Sgt.
   
   Ben Peterson and his partner find a child wandering in the desert and sooner they discover that giant ants are attacking the locals.
   
   FBI agent Robert Graham teams…
   
   Tagline: The Amazing New Warner Bros. Sensation!
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
   

9. The Fly II (1989)

   Synopsis/Plot: Seth Brundle was a renowned scientist whose warped experiments with teleportation transformed him into a man/fly hybrid called BrundleFly.
   
   A few months after the BrundleFly insect met its demise by his lover's, Veronica, shotgun, she…
   
   Tagline: Be Afraid, Be Very, Very Afraid.
   Genres: Horror, Drama, Sci-Fi
   
   

10. House of Wax (1953)

    Synopsis/Plot: Professor Henry Jarrod is a true artist whose wax sculptures are lifelike.
    
    He specializes in historical tableau's such a Marie Antoinette or Joan of Arc.
    
    His business partner, Matthew Burke, needs some of his investment…
    
    Tagline: UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE! (original print ad - all caps)
    Genres: Horror
    
    

11. Return of the Fly (1959)

    Synopsis/Plot: Fifteen years after his father's experiments with matter transmission fail, Philippe Delambre and his uncle François attempt to create a matter transmission device on their own.
    
    However, their experiments have disastrous results, turning Philippe into…
    
    Tagline: Blood-curdling giant fly creature runs amuck!!!
    Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
    
    

Movies like The Fly include The Fly (1986), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The War of the Worlds (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Thing from Another World (1951), The Blob (1958), Them! (1954), The Fly II (1989), House of Wax (1953), and Return of the Fly (1959).

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