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List of science fiction films of the 1950s

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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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Years
1950
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
Destination Moon Irving Pichel Warner Anderson, John Archer, Tom Powers Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Drama Thriller [nb 1]
Flying Disc Man from Mars Fred C. Brannon Kent Fowler, Gregory Gaye Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Crime Fantasy Serial film
The Flying Saucer Mikel Conrad Mikel Conrad, Pat Garrison, Hanz von Teuffen Vereinigte Staaten Thriller
The Invisible Monster Fred C. Brannon Stanley Price, Richard Webb, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Crime Thriller Serial film
Rocketship X-M Kurt Neumann Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery Vereinigte Staaten Family
1951
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild Vereinigte Staaten Comedy Family Sport
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Judd Holdren, Gene Roth Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Serial film
The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe Vereinigte Staaten Drama [nb 2]
Five Arch Oboler William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson Vereinigte Staaten Drama Horror
Flight to Mars Lesley Selander Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz Vereinigte Staaten Drama
I'll Never Forget You Roy Ward Baker Tyrone Power, Ann Blyth Vereinigte Staaten
Lost Continent Sam Newfield Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Fantasy
Lost Planet Airmen Fred C. Brannon Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, I. Stanford Jolley Vereinigte Staaten Action Crime [nb 3]
The Man from Planet X Edgar G. Ulmer Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond Vereinigte Staaten Horror Romance Thriller
The Man in the White Suit Alexander Mackendrick Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger Vereinigtes Königreich Comedy Drama
Mysterious Island Spencer Gordon Bennet Richard Crane, Marshall Reed, Karen Randle, Ralph Hodges Vereinigte Staaten Action Family Serial film
Superman and the Mole Men Lee Sholem George Reeves, Phyllis Coates, Jeff Corey Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Romance
The Thing from Another World Christian Nyby Margaret Sheridan, Kenneth Tobey, Robert Cornthwaite Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Two Lost Worlds Norman Dawn, Norman Kennedy James Arness, Laura Elliott Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Romance
Unknown World Terrell O. Morse Bruce Kellogg, Marilyn Nash, Jim Bannon, Otto Waldis Vereinigte Staaten Adventure
When Worlds Collide Rudolph Maté Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt Vereinigte Staaten Action Thriller
1952
Titel Director Cast Land 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 Österreich Comedy Fantasy Romance [nb 4]
Captive Women Stuart Gilmore Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Gloria Saunders Vereinigte Staaten [nb 5]
Invasion USA Alfred E Green Gerald Mohr, Peggie Castle, Dan O'Herlihy Vereinigte Staaten Drama War
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 Vereinigte Staaten Action Family Serial film
Red Planet Mars Harry Horner Peter Graves, Andrea King, Orley Lindgren Vereinigte Staaten Drama
Untamed Women Merle W. Connell, James R. Connell Mikel Conrad, Doris Merrick, Richard Monahan Vereinigte Staaten War
Zombies of the Stratosphere Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Serial film
1953
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard Vereinigte Staaten Comedy Family Fantasy
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Charles Lamont Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff Vereinigte Staaten Comedy Horror Mystery
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Eugène Lourié Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Cat-Women of the Moon Arthur D. Hilton Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, Carol Brewster Vereinigte Staaten Adventure [nb 6]
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe Harry Keller, Franklin Adreon, Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Serial film
Donovan's Brain Felix E. Feist Lew Ayres, Gene Evans, Nancy Davis Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigtes Königreich Romance
Invaders from Mars William Cameron Menzies Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter Vereinigte Staaten Horror
It Came from Outer Space Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Lost Planet Spencer Gordon Bennet Judd Holdren, Vivian Mason, Michael Fox Vereinigte Staaten Family Serial film
The Magnetic Monster Curt Siodmak Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Harry Ellerbe Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Mesa of Lost Women Herbert Tevos, Ron Ormond Jackie Coogan, Richard Travis, Allan Nixon, Mary Hill Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Neanderthal Man Ewald Andre Dupont Robert Shayne, Doris Merrick, Richard Crane Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Phantom from Space W. Lee Wilder Ted Cooper, Rudolph Anders, Noreen Nash Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Port Sinister
a.k.a Beast of Paradise Isle (UK)		 Harold Daniels James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Crime [nb 7]
Project Moonbase Richard Talmadge Donna Martell, Hayden Rorke, Ross Ford Vereinigte Staaten
Robot Monster Phil Tucker George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Comedy [7]
The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Lewis Martin Vereinigte Staaten Action Thriller [nb 9]
1954
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Drama Family Fantasy [nb 10]
Creature from the Black Lagoon Jack Arnold Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Devil Girl from Mars David MacDonald Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri Vereinigtes Königreich 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 Vereinigte Staaten Drama Horror Romance Thriller
Killers from Space W. Lee Wilder Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, James Seay, Frank Gerstle Vereinigte Staaten Horror Mystery
Monster from The Ocean Floor Wyott Ordung Anne Kimball, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Riders to the Stars Richard Carlson William Lundigan, Herbert Marshall Vereinigte Staaten Drama
The Rocket Man Oscar Rudolph Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis, John Agar, George Winslow Vereinigte Staaten Comedy Famille
The Snow Creature W. Lee Wilder William Phipps Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Stranger From Venus Burt Balaban Patricia Neal, Helmut Dantine, Derek Bond Vereinigte Staaten [8]
Target Earth Sherman A. Rose Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Virginia Grey Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Them! Gordon Douglas James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Tobor the Great Lee Sholem Charles Drake, Karin Booth, Billy Chapin Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Family
1955
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
The Beast with a Million Eyes David Kramarsky Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dona Cole, Dick Sargent Vereinigte Staaten Horror [9][10][nb 11]
Bride of the Monster Edward D. Wood Jr. Bela Lugosi, Tor Johnson, Tony McCoy, Loretta King Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Creature with the Atom Brain Edward L. Cahn Richard Denning, Angela Greene, S. John Launer Vereinigte Staaten Crime Horror Thriller [11]
Conquest of Space Byron Haskin Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy Vereinigte Staaten
The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues Dan Milner Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Day the World Ended Roger Corman Richard Denning, Lori Nelson, Paul Birch, Touch Connors Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigtes Königreich Horror [nb 12]
Revenge of the Creature Jack Arnold John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield, Nestor Paiva Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Tarantula Jack Arnold John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva Vereinigte Staaten Horror
This Island Earth Jack Arnold, Joseph Newman Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason Vereinigte Staaten Horror Mystery
Timeslip (a.k.a The Atomic Man (USA)) Ken Hughes Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue Vereinigtes Königreich
1956
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
1984 Michael Anderson Edmond O'Brien, Jan Sterling, Michael Redgrave, Donald Pleasence Vereinigtes Königreich Drama
The Beast of Hollow Mountain Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez Guy Madison, Patricia Medina, Carlos Rivas Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Creature Walks Among Us John Sherwood Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden Vereinigte Staaten Horror [14]
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers Fred Sears Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum Vereinigte Staaten Action Horror
Fire Maidens from Outer Space Cy Roth Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw Vereinigtes Königreich [nb 13]
Forbidden Planet Fred Wilcox Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen Vereinigte Staaten Adventure
The Gamma People John Gilling Paul Douglas, Eva Bartok, Leslie Phillips Vereinigtes Königreich 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 Vereinigte Staaten Crime Horror
Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan Vereinigte Staaten Horror
It Conquered the World Roger Corman Peter Graves, Beverly Garland, Lee Van Cleef Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Mole People Virgil Vogel John Agar, Cynthia Patrick, Hugh Beaumont, Nestor Paiva Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigtes Königreich
Supersonic Saucer [15] Guy Fergusson Marcia Manolescue,Gillian Harrison,Fella Edmonds Vereinigtes Königreich 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 Vereinigte Staaten
World Without End Edward Bernds Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Rod Taylor Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Romance
X the Unknown Leslie Norman Dean Jagger, Edward Chapman, Leo McKern United States
United Kingdom		 Horror
1957
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
20 Million Miles to Earth Nathan H. Juran William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Family Fantasy Horror Thriller
The 27th Day William Asher Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec Vereinigte Staaten
The Astounding She-Monster Ronnie Ashcroft Jeanne Tatum, Ewing Brown, Robert Clarke Vereinigte Staaten Crime Horror
The Amazing Colossal Man Bert I. Gordon Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson Vereinigte Staaten
Attack of the Crab Monsters Roger Corman Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Beginning of the End Bert I. Gordon Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Black Scorpion Edward Ludwig Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Brain from Planet Arous Nathan H. Juran John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Horror Thriller [14]
The Cyclops Bert I. Gordon James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney Jr. Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Deadly Mantis Nathan H. Juran Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton Vereinigte Staaten Family Horror Thriller
From Hell It Came Dan Milner Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Giant Claw Fred Sears Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Morris Ankrum Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror [nb 15]
Invasion of the Saucer Men Edward L. Cahn Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin, Lyn Osborne Vereinigte Staaten Family Horror
The Invisible Boy Herman Hoffman Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Action Drama Horror Romance
The Land Unknown Virgil Vogel Jock Mahoney, Shawn Smith, William Reynolds Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Fantasy Thriller
The Man Without a Body Charles Saunders,W. Lee Wilder Robert Hutton,George Coulouris,Julia Arnall Vereinigtes Königreich Horror
The Man Who Turned to Stone László Kardos Victor Jory, William Hudson Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Monolith Monsters John Sherwood Grant Williams, Lola Albright, Les Tremayne Vereinigte Staaten Drama Horror
Monster from Green Hell Kenneth G. Crane Jim Davis Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Monster That Challenged the World Arnold Laven Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten
Not of This Earth Roger Corman Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Quatermass 2 Val Guest Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sid James Vereinigtes Königreich 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 Vereinigte Staaten Crime Horror Thriller
The Unearthly Brooke Peters John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Unknown Terror Charles Marquis Warren John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul E. Richards, May Wynn Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Vampire Paul Landres John Beal, Colleen Gray, Kenneth Tobey Vereinigte Staaten 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 Mexiko Horror
1958
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Nathan H. Juran Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Attack of the Puppet People Bert I. Gordon John Agar, Michael Mark, Jack Kosslyn Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Blood of the Vampire Henry Cass Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, Vincent Ball, Victor Maddern Vereinigtes Königreich
The Brain Eaters Bruno Ve Sota Ed Nelson, Alan Frost, Jack Hill Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Colossus of New York Eugène Lourié Ross Martin, Mala Powers, Charles Herbert Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Curse Of The Faceless Man Edward L. Cahn Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis van Rooten Vereinigte Staaten
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 Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Fly Kurt Neumann Vincent Price, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall Vereinigte Staaten Drama Horror
Frankenstein 1970 Howard W. Koch Boris Karloff, Tom Duggan, Jana Lund Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Frankenstein's Daughter Richard Cunha Donald Murphy, John Ashley, Sandra Knight Vereinigte Staaten Horror Romance Thriller
From the Earth to the Moon Byron Haskin Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, Debra Paget Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Fantasy
Giant from the Unknown Richard E. Cunha Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Buddy Baer Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Edward L. Cahn Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith, Kim Spalding Vereinigte Staaten Horror Thriller
The Lost Missile Lester William Berke Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine Vereinigte Staaten [23]
Missile Monsters Fred C. Brannon Kent Fowler, Gregory Gaye Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Drama
Monster on the Campus Jack Arnold Arthur Franz, Joanna Cook Moore Vereinigte Staaten 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 Mexiko Fantasy Horror [25]
Night of the Blood Beast Bernard Kowalski Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, John Baer Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Queen of Outer Space Edward Bernds Zsa Zsa Gabor, Laurie Mitchell, Eric Fleming Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Fantasy
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 Vereinigte Staaten
Satan's Satellites Fred C. Brannon Judd Holdren, Aline Towne, Lane Bradford Vereinigte Staaten Recut of Zombies of the Stratosphere serial
She Demons Richard E. Cunha Irish McCalla, Tod Griffin, Victor Sen Yung Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Space Children Jack Arnold Adam Williams, Michel Ray, Johnny Crawford, Sandy Descher Vereinigte Staaten
Space Master X-7 Edward Bernds Robert Ellis, Bill Williams, Lyn Thomas Vereinigte Staaten Horror Thriller
The Strange World of Planet X (UK) (a.k.a. Cosmic Monsters) Gilbert Gunn Forrest Tucker, Gaby Andre, Martin Benson Vereinigtes Königreich Drama Horror [nb 18]
Teenage Cave Man Roger Corman Robert Vaughn, Leslie E. Bradley, Frank de Kova Vereinigte Staaten Adventure
Teenage Monster Jacques R. Marquette Anne Gwynne, Stuart Wade Vereinigte Staaten Horror Western [nb 19][26]
The Trollenberg Terror Quentin Lawrence Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Janet Munro Vereinigtes Königreich 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror
War of the Satellites Roger Corman Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Eric Sinclair Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten
1959
Titel Director Cast Land Subgenre/Notes
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Sidney Miller Lou Costello, Dorothy Provine, Gale Gordon Vereinigte Staaten Comedy
4D Man Irvin Shortess Yeaworth Jr. Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon Vereinigte Staaten Action Horror Romance Thriller
The Angry Red Planet Ib Melchior Gerald Mohr, Les Tremayne, Nora Hayden Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Horror
The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey Vereinigte Staaten Thriller
Attack of the Giant Leeches Bernard Kowalski Jan Shepard, Gene Roth, Yvette Vickers Vereinigte Staaten 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 Italien Horror
The Cosmic Man Herbert Greene Bruce Bennett, John Carradine, Angela Greene Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigtes Königreich Drama Horror [29]
The Giant Gila Monster Ray Kellogg Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone, Fred Graham Vereinigte Staaten Horror Thriller
Have Rocket, Will Travel David Lowell Rich Jerome Cowan, Anna-Lisa, Curly Joe DeRita Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Action Adventure Thriller
Invisible Invaders Edward L. Cahn John Agar, Jean Byron, Philip Tonge, Robert Hutton, John Carradine Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Journey to the Center of the Earth Henry Levin Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker Vereinigte Staaten Adventure Family Fantasy Romance
The Killer Shrews Ray Kellogg James Best, Ken Curtis, Ingrid Goude Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigtes Königreich Drama Horror [nb 22]
The Monster of Piedras Blancas Irvin Berwick Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Drama Romance
Plan 9 from Outer Space Edward D. Wood Jr. Bela Lugosi, Mona McKinnon, Gregory Walcott, Vampira Vereinigte Staaten Horror
Return of the Fly Edward Bernds Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, John Sutton Vereinigte Staaten 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 Vereinigte Staaten Horror Thriller
The Tingler William Castle Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman Vereinigte Staaten Horror [35]
The Giant Behemoth (a.k.a. Behemoth, the Sea Monster or The Behemoth) Eugène Lourié, Douglas Hickox Gene Evans, André Morell Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The Ugly Duckling Lance Comfort Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee, Reginald Beckwith Vereinigtes Königreich Comedy
The Wasp Woman Roger Corman Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Barboura Morris, Michael Mark, Bruno Ve Sota Vereinigte Staaten Horror
The World, the Flesh and the Devil Ranald MacDougall Harry Belafonte, Inger Stevens, Mel Ferrer Vereinigte Staaten 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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