100 Forgotten But Brilliant Sci-Fi Movies (1950-90)

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  @NicholsonNeisler-fz3gi · 1 year ago (edited)

  1950s Sci-Fi:<br>• The Thing from Another World: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=204">3:24</a>) Features a super-intelligent plant-like alien at an Arctic research station. Noted for its suspenseful use of dark, tight spaces.<br>• Forbidden Planet: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=267">4:27</a>) Described as &quot;Shakespeare in space&quot; with impressive rainbow-colored special effects and a friendly robot named Robbie.<br>• Attack of the Crab Monsters: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=482">8:02</a>) A &quot;super weird and fun&quot; film about giant, brain-eating, talking crabs.<br>• The Amazing Colossal Man: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=534">8:54</a>) Follows a man who continuously grows after radiation exposure, becoming skyscraper-sized.<br>• Them!: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=759">12:39</a>) Focuses on giant ants created by atomic bomb tests, known for their creepy chirping noise and glowing eyes in the dark.<br>• The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=818">13:38</a>) A dinosaur awoken by atomic testing that attacks cities, featuring special effects by Ray Harryhausen.<br>• The Monolith Monsters: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=871">14:31</a>) About black rocks from space that grow into massive, life-draining crystals when wet.<br>• The Day the Earth Stood Still: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=924">15:24</a>) Features an alien named Klaatu and his robot Gort, delivering an important message to humanity.<br>• Tarantula!: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=984">16:24</a>) Depicts a giant tarantula terrorizing a desert town due to a growth experiment, notable for its real spider footage and Clint Eastwood&apos;s early appearance.<br><br>1960s-1970s Sci-Fi:<br>• The Eye Creatures: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2011">33:31</a>) Features aliens covered in eyes that glow in the dark and are vulnerable to bright light.<br>• Cyborg 2087: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2060">34:20</a>) Stars Michael Rennie as a cyborg time-traveler preventing a mind-control device from being created.<br>• Silent Running: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2407">40:07</a>) A visually stunning film about a lone astronaut trying to preserve Earth&apos;s last plant life.<br>• Phase IV: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2460">41:00</a>) Directed by Saul Bass, this film features hyper-intelligent ants building mysterious structures in the desert.<br>• Zardoz: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2514">41:54</a>) A bizarre film starring Sean Connery in a post-apocalyptic society that worships a flying stone head.<br>• The Andromeda Strain: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2572">42:52</a>) A realistic sci-fi thriller about scientists battling a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism.<br>• A Boy and His Dog: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2643">44:03</a>) A dark, post-apocalyptic film about a young man and his telepathic dog.<br>• Demon Seed: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2701">45:01</a>) Features Julie Christie trapped in a house controlled by an AI called Proteus 4 that wants to procreate.<br>• Soylent Green: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2764">46:04</a>) A dystopian film set in 2022 New York dealing with overpopulation and food shortages, famous for its twist ending.<br>• The Omega Man: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=2823">47:03</a>) Charlton Heston plays the last normal human alive battling albino mutants in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.<br>• Message from Space: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3064">51:04</a>) Japan&apos;s answer to Star Wars, a space opera based on a Japanese folk tale.<br>• Idaho Transfer: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3132">52:12</a>) Directed by Peter Fonda, this film explores the psychological impact of time travel in a stark desert landscape.<br>• Welcome to Blood City: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3187">53:07</a>) A mix of Western and sci-fi where characters are trapped in an Old West town that&apos;s actually a psychological experiment.<br>• The Shape of Things to Come: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3246">54:06</a>) Based on H.G. Wells&apos;s novel, with Jack Palance as a robot-controlling villain.<br>• The Final Program: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3318">55:18</a>) A psychedelic sci-fi film about a scientist-assassin in a crumbling world.<br>• Footprints on the Moon: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3387">56:27</a>) A haunting psychological sci-fi about a woman who loses her memory and finds mysterious photos of herself on the moon.<br>• The Questor Tapes: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3446">57:26</a>) Gene Roddenberry&apos;s attempt at a new sci-fi series, featuring an Android searching for his creator.<br>• Damnation Alley: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3506">58:26</a>) Follows military survivors crossing a post-apocalyptic America in a massive armored vehicle.<br><br>1980s-1990s Sci-Fi:<br>• Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3614">1:00:14</a>) An 80s sci-fi adventure with Peter Strauss searching for women on a post-apocalyptic planet, featuring Michael Ironside as a cyborg villain.<br>• The Ice Pirates: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3699">1:01:39</a>) A comedic space adventure where water is the most valuable resource, led by Robert Urich.<br>• Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3773">1:02:53</a>) Showcases early 80s 3D filmmaking with laser battles, mystical crystals, and chrome-plated vehicles.<br>• The Brother from Another Planet: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3842">1:04:02</a>) A unique alien visitor story where an extraterrestrial crash-lands in Harlem and navigates his new world without speaking.<br>• Trancers: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3908">1:05:08</a>) A time-traveling detective story featuring a future cop in 1980s Los Angeles fighting &quot;transcor&quot; zombies.<br>• Android: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=3971">1:06:11</a>) A thoughtful film about an Android&apos;s desire to be human, starring Klaus Kinski.<br>• Xtro: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4046">1:07:26</a>) A unique British sci-fi horror film about a father returning home transformed after alien abduction.<br>• The Quiet Earth: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4110">1:08:30</a>) A New Zealand film about a scientist who wakes up to find himself apparently alone in the world after a scientific experiment.<br>• Night of the Comet: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4165">1:09:25</a>) A fresh take on the end of the world, where a comet turns most of humanity to red dust, leaving teenage sisters as survivors.<br>• Life Force: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4236">1:10:36</a>) Directed by Tobe Hooper, combining space exploration, vampires, and apocalyptic disaster.<br>• Def-Con 4: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4306">1:11:46</a>) Shows the aftermath of nuclear war from the perspective of astronauts trapped in orbit.<br>• Enemy Mine: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4368">1:12:48</a>) Explores friendship across boundaries, as a human and alien enemy are forced to survive together on a hostile planet.<br>• Outland: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4443">1:14:03</a>) A &quot;High Noon in space&quot; film with Sean Connery as a marshall investigating mysterious deaths at a mining colony.<br>• Krull: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4507">1:15:07</a>) Combines science fiction with fantasy, featuring a prince&apos;s quest to rescue his bride using a magical glaive, with laser weapons and magical powers coexisting.<br>• Strange Invaders: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4576">1:16:16</a>) Pays homage to 1950s alien invasion films with a modern twist.<br>• Time Bandits: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4646">1:17:26</a>) Terry Gilliam&apos;s imaginative tale of time-traveling dwarves.<br>• Wavelength: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4725">1:18:45</a>) A unique take on alien contact and government conspiracy using sound frequencies.<br>• The Philadelphia Experiment: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4794">1:19:54</a>) Inspired by urban legends, a sailor from 1943 is transported to 1984.<br>• Creature: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4858">1:20:58</a>) Combines classic monster movie elements with space exploration horror.<br>• Moon Trap: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4922">1:22:02</a>) Stars Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell as astronauts discovering an ancient alien machine on the moon.<br>• Starman: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=4987">1:23:07</a>) John Carpenter&apos;s gentle take on alien visitation, with Jeff Bridges as an alien learning to be human.<br>• Screamers: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5369">1:29:29</a>) Features terrifying autonomous weapons that burrow through the ground, hunting with a high-pitched scream.<br>• Split Second: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5278">1:27:58</a>) Rutger Hauer hunts a mysterious creature in a flooded future London.<br>• Robot Jox: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5334">1:28:54</a>) Features giant robots battling in a post-apocalyptic world, with impressive stop-motion effects.<br>• Nemesis: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5537">1:32:17</a>) A cyberpunk action film about an LA cop in a future where cyborgs are common.<br>• TC 2000: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5569">1:32:49</a>) Combines martial arts and cyberpunk, with Billy Blanks as an experimental cyborg warrior.<br>• Cyborg 2: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5626">1:33:46</a>) Stars Angelina Jolie as an advanced android escaping her creators.<br>• Digital Man: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5682">1:34:42</a>) An army colonel deals with a malfunctioning military android threatening a small town.<br>• Solar Crisis: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5733">1:35:33</a>) Astronauts try to save Earth from a massive solar flare.<br>• Mandroid: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5782">1:36:22</a>) A robotic creation turns against its scientist creator in Eastern Europe.<br>• Prototype X29A: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5838">1:37:18</a>) An Air Force pilot tests a new cybernetic flight system that develops consciousness.<br>• Class of 1999: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5892">1:38:12</a>) Robotic teachers are sent into violent high schools to enforce discipline.<br>• Total Reality: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=5948">1:39:08</a>) Virtual reality training creates perfect soldiers, leading to a rebellion.<br>• American Cyborg: Steel Warrior: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6001">1:40:01</a>) A woman carries humanity&apos;s last hope (a human embryo) and is protected by a mysterious fighter from a cyborg hunter.<br>• Cyber Tracker: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6055">1:40:55</a>) A security officer discovers his company&apos;s robotic law enforcement program has sinister purposes.<br>• Project Shadowchaser: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6116">1:41:56</a>) A police officer is trapped in a hospital with a malfunctioning android during a hostage crisis.<br>• Knights: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6180">1:43:00</a>) Cyborg warriors hunt the last humans in a post-apocalyptic world.<br>• Omega Doom: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6254">1:44:14</a>) Rutger Hauer stars as a reprogrammed android warrior in a world divided by rival robot factions.<br>• Terminal Voyage: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6316">1:45:16</a>) The captain of Earth&apos;s first interstellar mission discovers its true, darker purpose.<br>• Space Marines: (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4s8u2KjVc&amp;t=6376">1:46:16</a>) An elite unit of Space Marines investigates a distress signal from an abandoned space station.

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  @sonnyroy497 · 2 months ago

  Quatermass and the Pit. 1967

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  @TheUtube666 · 1 year ago

  One from 1958 that is overlooked is &quot;Terror from the year 5000&quot; involving what starts out as getting objectsd from the past, but turns ino getting things from the future. I remember one scene where they radio carbon date an object, but it returns a negative value!

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  @jlvfr · 1 year ago

  ... a list would be nice...

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  @Donna19715 · 1 year ago

  Eve of Destruction, 1991, should have been included. It&apos;s a fantastic film that has been overlooked for far to long.

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  @charleslee6923 · 3 months ago

  the most unlikely frienship move in sci fi for me, is from Disttict 9. When the protagonist, a man who was charged with removing contraband from aliens stuck on Earth and restricted to what was called District 9, becomes infected and must work with one of the aliens to try and secure an antedote.

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  @micheleshave323 · 1 year ago

  The Stepford Wives fits in the 1970’s section

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  @JoeShmoism · 5 months ago

  The original invasíon of the body snatchers still gives me nightmares!

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  @WilliamRWarrenJr · 6 months ago

  Herb (John) Varley&apos;s &quot;Millennium&quot; with Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy, Maury Chaikin -- a time travel story that is not what you expect! Directed by Michael Anderson, 1989.

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  @helenj4902 · 1 year ago

  Thing from another world would be the alien I would like to see

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  @gregswenson8443 · 4 months ago

  Food of the gods

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  @NoahSpurrier · 1 year ago

  Excellent:<br> &nbsp; &nbsp;&quot;The Creation of the Humanoids&quot; (1962)