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Best Science Fiction Films of 1959


On the Beach

Although there'd been "doomsday ... a guilt-wracked nuclear scientist, and Anthony Perkins and Donna Anderson as the "just starting out in life" married couple. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Cosmic Man

The Cosmic Man is ... town and a man nearly hidden underneath heavy clothing checks into the lodge where the antagonistic investigators are staying. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

4D Man

James Congdon plays Tony ... score to accent the action also helps set 4D Man apart from other science fiction films of the era. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Angry Red Planet

The United States space ... of its period, though not quite in a league with It! The Terror From Beyond Space for sheer suspense. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

Terror Is a Man

A man who was ... Is a Man was also distributed under the titles Blood Creature, Creature from Blood Island, and The Gory Creatures. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Head

A horror film of ... snip off her head, and put the nurse's head in its place. Unfortunately, nothing goes exactly as he plans. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Killer Shrews

Ken Curtis, former singing ... on both sides of the camera. Curtis and McLendon's companion film The Giant Gila Monster is slightly less ridiculous. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Hideous Sun Demon

Sunblock can't save you ... re-edited the film and dubbed in a new soundtrack; the results were released as What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon? [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

Behemoth, the Sea Monster

A perennial of the ... the tight budget; all the title character lacks is the distinctive personality of a King Kong, Godzilla or Gorgo. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

First Spaceship on Venus

Originally released in East ... warning for all mankind. The film was based on a novel by noted Eastern Bloc sci-fi novelist Stanislaw Lem. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

Teenagers from Outer Space

This off-the-wall, low-budget sci-fi ... appears to be the only hope for saving the people of the earth from turning into a snack food. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

Missile to the Moon

Green cheese? Men in ... an enormous spider. Honest. Just watch this campy remake of Cat Women of the Moon and see for yourself. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

Attack from Space

This sequel to the ... plot revolves around the Emerald Planet sending Starman, a chrome-plated super-being, to defend Earth against the evil Sapphire Galaxy. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Twilight Zone [TV Series] [1959-1964]

"You're traveling to another ... version was hosted by Forest Whitaker. In addition, a theatrical feature, Twilight Zone: The Movie, was released in 1983. [ best science fiction films - 1959 ]

The Invisible Man: Season 02

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