Subgenre Sampler
Invaders: 147 Films to Buy & Rent
War of the Worlds, The (1954)
- Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne…
- Atomic–age adaptation of H.G. Wells frightening novel about the Martian invasion is excitingly paced with special–effects that were then…
Invaders from Mars (1953)
- Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz…
- A young boy witnesses the landing and encroachment of hostile Martians. Paranoia allegory pre–dates the similarly–themed BODY SNATCHERS.
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
- Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Richard Carlson
- A spaceship crash lands in the Arizona desert (where else?), causing friction between mild–mannered scientist Richard Carlson and the more…
Robot Monster (1953)
- Dir. Phil Tucker
Feat. George Barrows
- Sharing the mantle with PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE as the "worst movie of all time", this lesser–known unpolished turd is just as bad, only…
Radar Men from the Moon (1952)
- Dir. Fred C. Brannon
Feat. George Wallace, Roy Barcroft, Aline Towne…
- Cracking Republic serial has Commando Cody taking on the baddies – including future Lone Ranger Moore – armed with his trusty aluminum…
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal
- The blueprint for excellence in fifties sci–fi, Michael Rennie plays Klaatu, a peace–seeking alien whose good intentions meet with…
Man From Planet X, The (1951)
- Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, William Schallert
- As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions. An…