Forbidden Planet (1956)
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox · 98 min · Science Fiction, Adventure
55.3 TOPICAL score · #1,570 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.
Forbidden Planet (1956, directed by Fred M. Wilcox) has a TOPICAL score of 55.3 - ranked 1,570 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (1,109 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (1,109 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read51,484 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Anne Francis (actor #1,226), Leslie Nielsen (actor #1,271), Warren Stevens
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