Movies Like The Strange World of Planet X
If you liked The Strange World of Planet X (1958), a horror and science fiction movie directed by Gilbert Gunn, 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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Island of Lost Souls (1932)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and horrorAn obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
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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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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything…
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
★ 6.1/10Also science fictionTest space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers…
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X: The Unknown (1956)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fictionArmy radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a…
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Quatermass 2 (1957)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and horrorIn England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a…
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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This Island Earth (1955)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and horrorAliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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Forbidden Planet (1956)
★ 7.3/10Also science fictionStarship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone…
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The War of the Worlds (1953)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionThe residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made…
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65 (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the…
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Blood of the Vampire (1958)
★ 5.8/10Also horror and science fictionA man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a…
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Signal One (2026)
★ 6/10Also science fictionA computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re…
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The Satan Bug (1965)
★ 6.1/10Also science fictionA US government germ warfare lab has had an accident. The first theory is that one of the germs has been released and killed several scientists. The big fear is that a more virulent strain, named The Satan Bug because…
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The Day of the Triffids (1963)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and horrorAfter 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.
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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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Tarantula (1955)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and horrorA rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates…
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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and horrorDr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and…
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The 27th Day (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionFive individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on…
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The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fictionThe owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.