The Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 1950s
On this list of the best 1950s sci-fi movies, you will see a significant crossover between horror and science fiction. The science fiction films of the decade contained elements of horror, and the horror films of the ‘50s often contained a sci-fi bend. A prime example of this trend is Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, which can also be found on our list of the best ‘50s horror movies.
One of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made is the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still, the story of an alien visitor and the dire consequences that ensue. Other notable ‘50s sci-fi films on this list include The Incredible Shrinking Man, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Forbidden Planet.
Another iconic sci-fi film on this list that features elements of the horror genre is The Blob, starring Steve McQueen. The Blob was featured at drive-in theaters around the country, and remains a popular throwback sci-fi film even to this day. Vote up the best ’50s sci-fi movies below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section.
- List of science fiction films of the 1950s
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- 20 Million Miles to Earth
- The 27th Day
- The Amazing Colossal Man
- The Angry Red Planet
- The Atomic Submarine
- Attack of the Crab Monsters
- Battle Beyond the Sun
- Battle in Outer Space
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
- The Beast with a Million Eyes
- Beginning of the End (film)
- Boyhood Daze
- The Brain from Planet Arous
- Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere
- Captive Women
- Cat-Women of the Moon
- The Colossus of New York
- Conquest of Space
- The Cosmic Man
- Crash of the Moons
- Creature with the Atom Brain (film)
- Curse of the Faceless Man
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- The Day the Sky Exploded
- The Deadly Mantis
- Destination Earth
- Destination Moon (film)
- Destination Space
- Devil Girl from Mars
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
- Escapement (film)
- Fiend Without a Face
- Fire Maidens from Outer Space
- Five (1951 film)
- The Flame Barrier
- Flight to Mars (film)
- Flying Disc Man from Mars
- The Flying Saucer
- Forbidden Planet
- Four Sided Triangle
- From the Earth to the Moon (film)
- The Gamma People
- The Giant Gila Monster
- Godzilla Raids Again
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
- Gog (film)
- Half Human
- The Hasty Hare
- The Hole Idea
- I Married a Monster from Outer Space
- I Was a Satellite of the Sun
- The Incredible Shrinking Man
- Indestructible Man
- Invaders from Mars (1953 film)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- Invasion of the Saucer Men
- It Came from Beneath the Sea
- It Conquered the World
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space
- Journey to the Beginning of Time
- Jungle Manhunt
- Kaadu (1952 film)
- The Killer Shrews
- Killers from Space
- King Dinosaur
- Kronos (film)
- Lost Continent (1951 film)
- The Lost Missile
- Lost Planet Airmen
- The Lost Planet
- The Magnetic Monster
- The Man Who Turned to Stone
- Manhunt in Space
- Mesa of Lost Women
- Missile to the Moon
- The Monolith Monsters
- Monster from the Ocean Floor
- The Monster of Piedras Blancas
- The Mysterians
- Mysterious Island (serial)
- The Neanderthal Man
- Nebo Zovyot
- The Night the World Exploded
- Not of This Earth (1957 film)
- The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
- Phantom from Space
- Planet Prince
- Popeye, the Ace of Space
- Push-Button Kitty
- The Quatermass Xperiment
- Queen of Outer Space
- Radar Men from the Moon
- Red Planet Mars
- Revenge of the Creature
- Road to the Stars
- Robot Monster
- Rocket Attack U.S.A.
- Rocket-Bye Baby
- Rocketship X-M
- Rodan (film)
- Satellite in the Sky
- She Demons
- The Space Children
- The Space Explorers
- Space Master X-7
- Stardust in Your Eyes
- Stranger from Venus
- Tarantula!
- Target Earth (film)
- Teenage Caveman (1958 film)
- Teenagers from Outer Space
- Termites from Mars
- Terror from the Year 5000
- This Island Earth
- Timeslip (1955 film)
- Tobor the Great
- Unnatural History (film)
- Varan the Unbelievable
- War of the Colossal Beast
- The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
- Warning from Space
- When Worlds Collide (1951 film)
- Woodpecker from Mars
- World Without End (film)
- The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959 film)
