Movies Like The Beast from the Beginning of Time
If you liked The Beast from the Beginning of Time (1965), a horror and science fiction movie directed by Tom Leahy and Jr., here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movieA meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
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Basilisk: The Serpent King (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and tv movieTwo millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by…
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Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and tv movieThe Bionic Woman and the Six-Million-Dollar Man reunite--with a few younger bionic assistants--and try to catch a bionic spy.
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The Night Stalker (1972)
★ 6.9/10Also horror and tv movieWisecracking reporter Carl Kolchak investigates a string of murders in Las Vegas and suspects the culprit is a vampire. His editor thinks he's crazy and the police think he's a nuisance, so Kolchak takes matters into…
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Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movieBen, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
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The Night Strangler (1973)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and horrorAfter being run out of Las Vegas, reporter Carl Kolchak heads for Seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. It's not long before he’s on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. It seems that every…
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fictionAfter recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his…
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fictionBaron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
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Ben 10 / Generator Rex: Heroes United (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and tv movieBen Tennyson falls through a wormhole and encounters Rex. The two heroes must unite against a foe that can absorb their powers.
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Dead of Night (1977)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionThis anthology tells three stories: a man buys a car that takes him back and forth through time; a tale of vampires; and a distraught mother asks for her drowned son to come back to life and gets more than she…
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Gargoyles (1972)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and tv movieAfter receiving word about a mysterious carcass/skeleton unearthed in the Arizona desert, a father and his daughter decide to remove it from the burial grounds for further study. Once they do so, they, as well as the…
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The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and science fictionA crack test pilot lands to find the planet has been devastated by unknown forces. There are a few survivors, so he organizes them in a plan to ward off control by a group of killer robots.
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and science fictionBen and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
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Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fictionIn a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
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Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and tv movieSG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to…
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The Invisible Man (1933)
★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fictionAfter experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fictionWhen scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
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Miami Magma (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movieAntoinette Vitrini, a volcanologist, confirms her theory of a long-dormant underground volcano after an offshore-drilling rig bursts into flames. Now, she must stop catastrophic amounts of magma from pumping out right…
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fictionFrankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horrorAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.