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A list of science fiction films released in the 1950s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

This period is sometimes described as the 'classic' or 'golden' era of science fiction theate. With at least 204 sci-fi films produced, it holds the record for the largest number of science fiction produced per decade. Much of the production was in a low-budget form, targeted at a teenage audience. Many were formulaic, gimmicky, comic-book-style films. They drew upon political themes or public concerns of the day, including depersonalization, infiltration, or fear of nuclear weapons. Invasion was a common theme, as were various threats to humanity.[1]

Four films from this decade, Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) won Academy Awards, while The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) won a Hugo Award.

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1950
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Destination Moon Irving Pichel Warner Anderson, John Archer, Tom Powers United States Adventure Drama Thriller [nb 1]
Flying Disc Man from Mars Fred C. Brannon Kent Fowler, Gregory Gaye United States Action Adventure Crime Fantasy Serial film
The Flying Saucer Mikel Conrad Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Hanz von Teuffen United States Thriller
The Invisible Monster Fred C. Brannon Stanley Price, Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford United States Action Adventure Crime Thriller Serial film
Rocketship X-M Kurt Neumann Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery United States Family
Loss of Sensation Alexandr Andriyevsky (director) S.M. Vecheslov, V.P. Gardin, M.G. Volgina, A.C. Chekulaeva Soviet Union Robots
1951
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild United States Comedy Family Sport
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Judd Holdren, Gene Roth United States Adventure Serial film
The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe United States Drama [nb 2]
Five Arch Oboler William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson United States Drama Horror
Flight to Mars Lesley Selander Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz United States Drama
I'll Never Forget You Roy Ward Baker Tyrone Power, Ann Blyth United States
Lost Continent Sam Newfield Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler United States Adventure Fantasy
Lost Planet Airmen Fred C. Brannon Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, I. Stanford Jolley United States Action Crime [nb 3]
The Man from Planet X Edgar G. Ulmer Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond United States Horror Romance Thriller
The Man in the White Suit Alexander Mackendrick Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger United Kingdom Comedy Drama
Mysterious Island Spencer Gordon Bennet Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph Hodges United States Action Family Serial film
Superman and the Mole Men Lee Sholem George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey United States Action Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Romance
The Thing from Another World Christian Nyby Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite United States Horror
Two Lost Worlds Norman Dawn, Norman Kennedy James Arness, Laura Elliott United States Adventure Romance
Unknown World
a.k.a. Night Without Stars		 Terrell O. Morse Bruce Kellogg, Marilyn Nash, Jim Bannon, Otto Waldis United States Adventure
When Worlds Collide Rudolph Maté Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt United States Action Thriller
1952
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Alraune Arthur Maria Rabenalt Hildegard Knef, Erich von Stroheim West Germany Horror
1. April 2000 Wolfgang Liebeneiner Hilde Krahl, Joseph Meinrad, Curd Jürgens Austria Comedy Fantasy Romance [nb 4]
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Gloria Saunders United States [nb 5]
Invasion USA Alfred E Green Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy United States Drama War
Monkey Business Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe United States Comedy
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
a.k.a My Son, the Vampire (USA)		 John Gilling Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi UK Horror Comedy
Radar Men from the Moon Fred C. Brannon George D. Wallace, Aline Towne, Roy Barcroft United States Action Family Serial film
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner Peter Graves, Andrea King, Orley Lindgren United States Drama
Untamed Women Merle W. Connell, James R. Connell Mikel Conrad, Doris Merrick, Richard Monahan United States War
Zombies of the Stratosphere Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren United States Action Adventure Serial film
1953
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard United States Comedy Family Fantasy
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff United States Comedy Horror Mystery
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Eugène Lourié Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway United States Horror
Cat-Women of the Moon Arthur D. Hilton Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Carol Brewster United States Adventure [nb 6]
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Harry Keller, Franklin Adreon, Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne United States Action Adventure Serial film
Donovan's Brain Felix E. Feist Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis United States Horror
Flight to the Moon (a.k.a Полёт на Луну) Brumberg sisters Vera Bendina (voice), Yevgeniya Mores (voice), Valentina Sperantova (voice) Soviet Union Animation Short Adventure Family[2][3][4][5][6]
Four Sided Triangle Terence Fisher Barbara Payton, John Van Eyssen, Percy Marmont United Kingdom Romance
Invaders from Mars William Cameron Menzies Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter United States Horror
It Came from Outer Space Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake United States Horror
The Lost Planet Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Michael Fox United States Family Serial film
The Magnetic Monster Curt Siodmak Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Harry Ellerbe United States Horror
Mesa of Lost Women Herbert Tevos, Ron Ormond Jackie Coogan, Richard Travis, Allan Nixon, Mary Hill United States Horror
The Neanderthal Man Ewald Andre Dupont Robert Shayne, Doris Merrick, Richard Crane United States Horror
Phantom from Space W. Lee Wilder Ted Cooper, Rudolph Anders, Noreen Nash United States Horror
Port Sinister
a.k.a Beast of Paradise Isle (UK)		 Harold Daniels James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh United States Adventure Crime [nb 7]
Project Moonbase Richard Talmadge Donna Martell, Hayden Rorke, Ross Ford United States
Robot Monster Phil Tucker George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle United States Comedy Family Horror [nb 8]
Spaceways Terence Fisher Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley United Kingdom
United States		 Thriller
The Twonky Arch Oboler Hans Conried, Billy Lynn, Gloria Blondell, Janet Warren United States Comedy [7]
The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin United States Action Thriller [nb 9]
1954
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas United States Adventure Drama Family Fantasy [nb 10]
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno United States Horror
Devil Girl from Mars David MacDonald Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri United Kingdom Horror
Godzilla (a.k.a Gojira) Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Takashi Shimura Japan Horror Kaijū
Gog Ivan Tors Richard Egan, Constance Dowling, Herbert Marshall United States Drama Horror Romance Thriller
Killers from Space W. Lee Wilder Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle United States Horror Mystery
Monster from The Ocean Floor Wyott Ordung Anne Kimball, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner United States Horror
Riders to the Stars Richard Carlson William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall United States Drama
The Rocket Man Oscar Rudolph Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, George Winslow United States Comedy Famille
The Snow Creature W. Lee Wilder William Phipps United States Horror
Stranger From Venus Burt Balaban Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond United States [8]
Target Earth Sherman A. Rose Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey United States Horror
Them! Gordon Douglas James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness United States Horror
Tobor the Great Lee Sholem Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin United States Adventure Family
1955
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Beast with a Million Eyes David Kramarsky Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dona Cole, Dick Sargent United States Horror [9][10][nb 11]
Bride of the Monster Edward D. Wood Jr. Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King United States Horror
Creature with the Atom Brain Edward L. Cahn Richard Denning, Angela Greene, S. John Launer United States Crime Horror Thriller [11]
Conquest of Space Byron Haskin Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy United States
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues Dan Milner Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen United States Horror
Day the World Ended Roger Corman Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Paul Birch, Touch Connors United States Horror
Godzilla Raids Again (a.k.a. Gigantis, the Fire Monster) Motoyoshi Oda Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki Japan Horror Kaijū (released in U.S. in 1959)
It Came from Beneath the Sea Robert Gordon Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis United States Horror
Journey to the Beginning of Time Karel Zeman Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval Czechoslovakia Dinosaurs
King Dinosaur Bert I. Gordon Josef Lukáš,Petr Herrmann,Zdeněk Husták,Vladimír Bejval United States Adventure [12][13]
Half Human Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Akemi Negishi Japan Horror. Japanese version. See 1958 for USA version
The Quatermass Xperiment Val Guest Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean United Kingdom Horror [nb 12]
Revenge of the Creature Jack Arnold John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva United States Horror
Tarantula Jack Arnold John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva United States Horror
This Island Earth Jack Arnold, Joseph Newman Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason United States Horror Mystery
Timeslip (a.k.a The Atomic Man (USA)) Ken Hughes Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue United Kingdom
1956
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1984 Michael Anderson Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave, Donald Pleasence United Kingdom Drama
The Beast of Hollow Mountain Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Carlos Rivas United States Horror Romance Thriller Western
The Black Sleep Reginald Le Borg Basil Rathbone, Akim Tamiroff, Herbert Rudley, Patricia Blake, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson United States Horror
The Creature Walks Among Us John Sherwood Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden United States Horror [14]
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Fred Sears Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum United States Action Horror
Fire Maidens from Outer Space Cy Roth Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw United Kingdom [nb 13]
Forbidden Planet Fred Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen United States Adventure
The Gamma People John Gilling Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips United Kingdom Drama Horror Thriller
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Terrell O. Morse, Ishirō Honda Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Kenji Sahara, Momoko Kochi United States
Japan		 Action Horror Kaijū
Indestructible Man Jack Pollexfen Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr United States Crime Horror
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan United States Horror
It Conquered the World Roger Corman Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef United States Horror
The Mole People Virgil Vogel John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, Hugh Beaumont, Nestor Paiva United States Adventure Fantasy Horror
Rodan (a.k.a Sora no Daikaijū Radon) Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara. Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshifumi Tajima Japan Horror Kaijū [nb 14]
Satellite in the Sky Paul Dickson Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, Bryan Forbes United Kingdom
Supersonic Saucer [15] Guy Fergusson Marcia Manolescue,Gillian Harrison,Fella Edmonds United Kingdom Adventure Family
UFO (a.k.a Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers) Winston Jones Tom Towers USA Semi-documentary / Sci fi
The Werewolf Fred F. Sears Don Megowan, Joyce Holden, Steven Ritch, Eleanore Tanin United States
World Without End Edward Bernds Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor United States Adventure Romance
X the Unknown Leslie Norman Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern United States
United Kingdom		 Horror
1957
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
20 Million Miles to Earth Nathan H. Juran William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba United States Adventure Family Fantasy Horror Thriller
The 27th Day William Asher Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec United States
The Astounding She-Monster Ronnie Ashcroft Jeanne Tatum, Ewing Brown, Robert Clarke United States Crime Horror
The Amazing Colossal Man Bert I. Gordon Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson United States
Attack of the Crab Monsters Roger Corman Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson United States Horror
Beginning of the End Bert I. Gordon Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum United States Horror
The Black Scorpion Edward Ludwig Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas United States Horror
The Brain from Planet Arous Nathan H. Juran John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller United States Action Adventure Horror Thriller [14]
The Cyclops Bert I. Gordon James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney Jr. United States Horror
The Deadly Mantis Nathan H. Juran Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton United States Family Horror Thriller
From Hell It Came Dan Milner Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins United States Horror
The Giant Claw Fred Sears Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum United States Fantasy Horror Thriller
Half Human Ishirō Honda, Kenneth G. Crane John Carradine, Morris Ankrum Japan
United States		 Horror. USA version. See 1955 for Japan version
The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent United States Horror [nb 15]
Invasion of the Saucer Men Edward L. Cahn Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Lyn Osborne United States Family Horror
The Invisible Boy Herman Hoffman Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster United States Adventure Comedy Family
The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly Mitsuo Murayama Ryuji Shinagawa, Yoshiro Kitahara, Junko Kano Japan Only released in Japan
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein Herbert L. Strock Whit Bissell, Phyllis Coates, Robert Burton, Gary Conway, George Lynn USA Drama Fantasy Horror
I Was a Teenage Werewolf Gene Fowler Jr. Michael Landon, Whit Bissell, Yvonne Lime USA Horror
Kronos Kurt Neumann Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon United States Action Drama Horror Romance
The Land Unknown Virgil Vogel Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds United States Adventure Fantasy Thriller
The Man Without a Body Charles Saunders,W. Lee Wilder Robert Hutton,George Coulouris,Julia Arnall United Kingdom Horror
The Man Who Turned to Stone László Kardos Victor Jory, William Hudson United States Horror
The Monolith Monsters John Sherwood Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne United States Drama Horror
Monster from Green Hell Kenneth G. Crane Jim Davis United States Horror
The Monster That Challenged the World Arnold Laven Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried United States Horror Thriller
The Mysterians (a.k.a Chikyû Bôeigun) Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi Japan Action Family Thriller Kaijū
The Night the World Exploded Fred Sears Kathryn Grant, William Leslie, Tristram Coffin United States
Not of This Earth Roger Corman Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones United States Horror
Quatermass 2 Val Guest Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James United Kingdom Horror [nb 16]
Road To The Stars (a.k.a Doroga K Zvezdam) Pavel Klushantsev Georgi Solovyov Soviet Union Biography [16][17]
The Secret of Two Oceans Konstantin Pipinashvili Igor Vladimirov, Sergej Golovanov, Sergej Stoljarov Soviet Union Adventure Crime Fantasy Mystery [18]
She Devil Kurt Neumann Albert Dekker, Jack Kelly, Mari Blanchard United States Crime Horror Thriller
The Unearthly Brooke Peters John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes United States Horror
The Unknown Terror Charles Marquis Warren John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul E. Richards, May Wynn United States Horror
The Vampire Paul Landres John Beal, Colleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey United States Horror Thriller
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (a.k.a La momia azteca contra el robot humano) Rafael Portillo Ramon Gay, Rosita Arenas, Luis Aceves Castaneda Mexico Horror
1958
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Nathan H. Juran Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers United States Horror
Attack of the Puppet People Bert I. Gordon John Agar, Michael Mark, Jack Kosslyn United States Horror
Ballad of the Ming Tombs Reservoir (a.k.a Shi san ling shui ku chang xiang qu) Jin Shan Jin Shan, Yu Daiqin, Zhang Yisheng China [19][20][21]
The Blob Irvin Shortess Yeaworth Jr. Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe United States Horror
Blood of the Vampire Henry Cass Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, Vincent Ball, Victor Maddern United Kingdom
The Brain Eaters Bruno Ve Sota Ed Nelson, Alan Frost, Jack Hill United States Horror
The Colossus of New York Eugène Lourié Ross Martin, Mala Powers, Charles Herbert United States Horror
Curse Of The Faceless Man Edward L. Cahn Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis van Rooten United States
The Day the Sky Exploded (a.k.a La morte viene dallo spazio) Paolo Heusch Paul Hubschmid, Fiorella Mari, Gérard Landry, Dario Michaelis France
Italy		 [nb 17]
Earth vs. the Spider Bert I. Gordon Ed Kemmer, Gene Persson, Gene Roth United States Family Horror Thriller
Escapement (a.k.a The Electronic Monster) Montgomery Tully, David Paltenghi Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards United Kingdom
United States		 Crime Horror Mystery [22]
Invention for Destruction (a.k.a Vynález zkázy) Karel Zeman Lubor Tokoš, Jana Zatloukalová Czechoslovakia Animation Adventure Fantasy
Fiend Without a Face Arthur Crabtree Kynaston Reeves, Marshall Thompson, Terry Kilburn United Kingdom
United States		 Horror
The Flame Barrier Paul Landres Arthur Franz, Kathleen Crowley United States Horror
The Fly Kurt Neumann Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall United States Drama Horror
Frankenstein 1970 Howard W. Koch Boris Karloff, Tom Duggan, Jana Lund United States Horror
Frankenstein's Daughter Richard Cunha Donald Murphy, John Ashley, Sandra Knight United States Horror Romance Thriller
From the Earth to the Moon Byron Haskin Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget United States Adventure Fantasy
Giant from the Unknown Richard E. Cunha Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Buddy Baer United States Drama Horror
The H-Man (a.k.a Bijo to ekitai ningen) Ishirō Honda Yumi Shirakawa, Kenji Sahara, Akihiko Hirata Japan Crime Horror Thriller
The Hideous Sun Demon Robert Clarke Robert Clarke, Patricia Manning, Nan Peterson United States Horror
How to Make a Monster Herbert L. Strock Robert H. Harris, Gary Conway, Gary Clarke, Morris Ankrum USA Horror
I Married a Monster from Outer Space Gene Fowler Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Ken Lynch United States Horror
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Edward L. Cahn Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith, Kim Spalding United States Horror Thriller
The Lost Missile Lester William Berke Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine United States [23]
Missile Monsters Fred C. Brannon Kent Fowler, Gregory Gaye United States Action Adventure Crime Fantasy.
Recut of Flying Disc Man from Mars serial
Missile to the Moon Richard E. Cunha K. T. Stevens, Richard Travis, Lisa Simone United States Drama
Monster on the Campus Jack Arnold Arthur Franz, Joanna Cook Moore United States Horror [24]
The New Invisible Man (a.k.a El hombre que logró ser invisible) Alfredo B. Crevenna Arturo de Córdova, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Raúl Meraz Mexico Fantasy Horror [25]
Night of the Blood Beast Bernard Kowalski Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, John Baer United States Horror
Queen of Outer Space Edward Bernds Zsa Zsa Gabor, Laurie Mitchell, Eric Fleming United States Adventure Fantasy
The Revenge of Frankenstein Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Michael Gwynn United Kingdom Horror
Rocket Attack U.S.A. a.k.a Five Minutes to Zero Barry Mahon Monica Davis, John McKay, Daniel Kern, Edward Czerniuk, Phillip St. George United States
Satan's Satellites Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford United States Recut of Zombies of the Stratosphere serial
She Demons Richard E. Cunha Irish McCalla, Tod Griffin, Victor Sen Yung United States Horror
The Space Children Jack Arnold Adam Williams, Michel Ray, Johnny Crawford, Sandy Descher United States
Space Master X-7 Edward Bernds Robert Ellis, Bill Williams, Lyn Thomas United States Horror Thriller
The Strange World of Planet X (UK) (a.k.a. Cosmic Monsters) Gilbert Gunn Forrest Tucker, Gaby Andre, Martin Benson United Kingdom Drama Horror [nb 18]
Teenage Cave Man Roger Corman Robert Vaughn, Leslie E. Bradley, Frank de Kova United States Adventure
Teenage Monster Jacques R. Marquette Anne Gwynne, Stuart Wade United States Horror Western [nb 19][26]
The Trollenberg Terror Quentin Lawrence Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Janet Munro United Kingdom Horror [nb 20]
Varan the Unbelievable (a.k.a Daikaijû Baran) Ishirō Honda Tsuruko Kobayashi, Kōzō Nomura, Ayumi Sonoda Japan Horror Kaijū [nb 21]
War of the Colossal Beast Bert I. Gordon Sally Fraser, Dean Parkin, Roger Pace United States Horror
War of the Satellites Roger Corman Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Eric Sinclair United States Horror [27]
Terror from the Year 5000 (a.k.a. Cage Of Doom) Robert J. Gurney Jr. Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, John Stratton, Salome Jens,Fred Herrick United States
1959
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Sidney Miller Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon United States Comedy
4D Man Irvin Shortess Yeaworth Jr. Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon United States Action Horror Romance Thriller
The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Les Tremayne, Nora Hayden United States Adventure Horror
The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey United States Thriller
Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard Kowalski Jan Shepard, Gene Roth, Yvette Vickers United States Horror
Battle Beyond the Sun Mikhail Kozyry Aleksandr Shvorin, Ivan Pereverzhev Soviet Union Adventure
Battle in Outer Space (a.k.a Uchû sai sensô) Ishirō Honda Ryō Ikebe, Koreya Senda Japan Action
Caltiki – The Immortal Monster (a.k.a Caltiki, il mostro immortale) Riccardo Freda, Mario Bava John Merivale,Didi Perego,Gérard Herter,Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Italy Horror
The Cosmic Man Herbert Greene Bruce Bennett, John Carradine, Angela Greene United States Adventure Thriller [28]
The Final War (aka Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonjû-ichi jikan no kyôfu) Shigeaki Hidaki Tatsuo Umemiya, Yoshiko Mita Japan Action Adventure War
First Man into Space Robert Day Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards United Kingdom Drama Horror [29]
The Giant Gila Monster Ray Kellogg Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone, Fred Graham United States Horror Thriller
Have Rocket, Will Travel David Lowell Rich Jerome Cowan, Anna-Lisa, Curly Joe DeRita United States Comedy Family
The Head (a.k.a Die Nackte und der Satan) Victor Trivas Michel Simon, Horst Frank, Christiane Maybach West Germany Horror [30][31]
The Incredible Petrified World Jerry Warren John Carradine, Phyllis Coates, Robert Clarke United States Action Adventure Thriller
Invisible Invaders Edward L. Cahn John Agar, Jean Byron, Philip Tonge, Robert Hutton, John Carradine United States Horror
Journey to the Center of the Earth Henry Levin Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker United States Adventure Family Fantasy Romance
The Killer Shrews Ray Kellogg James Best, Ken Curtis, Ingrid Goude United States Horror
The Manster George Breakston, Kenneth G. Crane Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Satoshi Nakamura, Terri Zimmern Japan
United States		 Horror (released in U.S. in 1962)[32][33][34]
The Man Who Could Cheat Death Terence Fisher Anton Diffring, Christopher Lee United Kingdom Drama Horror [nb 22]
The Monster of Piedras Blancas Irvin Berwick Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon United States Horror
Nebo Zovyot (a.k.a Battle Beyond the Sun) Mikhail Karyukov, Aleksandr Kozyr Ivan Pereverzev Soviet Union Adventure
On the Beach Stanley Kramer Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire United States Drama Romance
Plan 9 from Outer Space Edward D. Wood Jr. Bela Lugosi, Mona McKinnon, Gregory Walcott, Vampira United States Horror
Return of the Fly Edward Bernds Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, John Sutton United States Drama Fantasy Horror
Invasion of the Animal People (a.k.a Terror in the Midnight Sun) Virgil W. Vogel Bengt Blomgren, John Carradine United States
Sweden		 Horror
Teenagers from Outer Space Tom Graeff David Love, Dawn Anderson, Harvey B. Dunn United States Horror Thriller
The Tingler William Castle Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman United States Horror [35]
The Giant Behemoth (a.k.a. Behemoth, the Sea Monster or The Behemoth) Eugène Lourié, Douglas Hickox Gene Evans, André Morell United States Horror
The Ugly Duckling Lance Comfort Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee, Reginald Beckwith United Kingdom Comedy
The Wasp Woman Roger Corman Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, Michael Mark, Bruno Ve Sota United States Horror
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ranald MacDougall Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer United States Drama Romance

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  1. ^ Winner of a Retroactive Hugo Award in 2001.
  2. ^ Winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding in 1951.
  3. ^ Assembled from the serial King of the Rocket Men.
  4. ^ Original title: 1 April 2000.
  5. ^ 1956 reissue title: 1000 Years from Now
  6. ^ Alternative title: Rocket to the Moon.
  7. ^ 1957 reissue title: Beast of Paradise Isle.
  8. ^ U.S. 2-D version title: Monster from Mars.
  9. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects in 1953, and a Retroactive Hugo Award in 2004.
  10. ^ Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects and Best Art Direction in 1954.
  11. ^ Uncredited. There is no hint of other directors on the reel, on air or on AMC TV. Co-directed by Lou Place and Roger Corman.
  12. ^ U.S. title: The Creeping Unknown.
  13. ^ U.S. title: Fire Maidens of Outer Space.
  14. ^ US title: Rodan! the Flying Monster.
  15. ^ Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1958.
  16. ^ U.S. title: Enemy from Space.
  17. ^ Italian title: La Morte viene dallo Spazio.
  18. ^ U.S. title: The Cosmic Monster.
  19. ^ Also called Meteor Monster. Premiered in 1957.
  20. ^ U.S. title: The Crawling Eye.
  21. ^ US revision in 1962: Varan the Unbelievable.
  22. ^ Remake of The Man in Half Moon Street.

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