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Best Science fiction Movies of the 1950s

Science fiction films released 1950–1959, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

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   #1 Godzilla (1954) · ★ 7.6 · 1,170 votes · 1h 36m · thriller, horror, science-fiction

   Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than im…

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   #2 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) · ★ 7.5 · 1,293 votes · 1h 32m · thriller, drama, science-fiction

   An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.…

3. 
   #3 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) · ★ 7.5 · 1,232 votes · 1h 20m · thriller, horror, science-fiction

   A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.…

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   #4 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) · ★ 7.5 · 588 votes · 1h 21m · fantasy, adventure, horror

   A 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 wildern…

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   #5 Forbidden Planet (1956) · ★ 7.3 · 1,102 votes · 1h 38m · fantasy, adventure, romance

   Starship 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 unwe…

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   #6 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) · ★ 7.1 · 1,020 votes · 2h 7m · fantasy, adventure, science-fiction

   A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.…

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   #7 The Fly (1958) · ★ 7.0 · 623 votes · 1h 34m · drama, horror, science-fiction

   Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explain…

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   #8 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) · ★ 6.8 · 884 votes · 1h 19m · adventure, horror, science-fiction

   When 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, a…

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   #9 The War of the Worlds (1953) · ★ 6.8 · 737 votes · 1h 25m · action, science-fiction

   The 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 inva…

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    #10 The Thing from Another World (1951) · ★ 6.7 · 712 votes · 1h 27m · drama, horror, science-fiction

    Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.…

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    #11 The Blob (1958) · ★ 6.2 · 682 votes · 1h 22m · horror, science-fiction

    A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs every…

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    #12 Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) · ★ 4.2 · 626 votes · 1h 18m · horror, science-fiction

    In California, an old man grieves the loss of his wife, and dies the day after she is buried. However, the space soldier Eros and his mate Tanna use an electric device to resurrect…

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