Popular Science Fiction Movies - Page 447

Rocket to Mars

1946

Rocket to Mars

1946
5.8
Popeye and Olive are touring a museum when they accidentally launch a rocketship to Mars. Olive escapes, but Popeye gets to Mars, where he is attacked (by a group led by Bluto) that was preparing to invade Earth. Fortunately, Popeye has a can of spinach handy, so he can save the Earth (turning most of the Martian war apparatus into amusement park rides).
The Net

1953

The Net

1953
5.5
A secret jet aircraft capable of traveling three times the speed of sound is being developed by a group of scientists. On the day of the test flight, one of the scientists dies in a mysterious accident, and there are many arguments concerning the flight itself; some think it should be ground-controlled while Heathley (James Donald) wants it to be a manned flight with himself at the controls. Conflict also arises when one of his fellow scientists, taking advantage of Heathley's lack of attention toward his wife, Lydia (Phyllis Calvert), makes some moves on her. Then there is the question of just who is the enemy agent on the project.
Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket

1963

Clown Ferdinand and the Rocket

1963
5
When Clown Ferdinand enters an abandoned city in his wagon he ends up on a space rocket where he meets a robot that can turn invisible. This film reuses sets from Polák's Ikarie XB 1 (1963).
Life in a Day

1999

Life in a Day

1999
6
A scientific experiment in rapid-cell growth goes awry when a lab assistant steals the developed serum and injects it into his pregnant girl friend. The result is a child that grows through adulthood and will die within days, if a cure cannot be found.
Deep Rescue

2005

Deep Rescue

2005
4.8
The crew of the Discovery struggle to survive and escape to the surface after the Space Shuttle ditches into the Atlantic Ocean.
Mistress of the World - Part I

1960

Mistress of the World - Part I

1960
6.2
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough; a device that will create a huge magnetic pulse that knocks out all electricity over a continent-wide area. The military applications are already being thought of when Dr. Johansson is kidnapped by a group of profit-seeking mercenaries. Meanwhile, his daughter, Karin, finds herself having to consort with all manner of shady characters as she searches for her father.
Cocky – The Running Doctor

1998

Cocky – The Running Doctor

1998
7.4
A manic insane doctor escapes over the hospital wall and spends most of the movie either ranting and weeping in a hospital or running, babbling about his true love Olga or his surgery practice. Men are obsessed with their frantic careers and various preoccupations, discussing their medical procedures or playing with machines in frantic montages, many men are naked, discussing nudity, vomiting and comparing penises while the women are clothed, a man pulls plums from a woman and squashes them as some obscure symbolic act, there are religious rants, a female Jesus giving food to naked men on the last supper table only to have them vomit, hair is seen as the link to God with women puking hair from their mouths in more insane symbolic scenes, and finally, a bizarre scene of a naked man dancing in pantyhose with a clown.
Pinocchio in Outer Space

1965

Pinocchio in Outer Space

1965
5
Pinocchio tries to save the Earth from Astro the Space Whale
Science Fiction

2002

Science Fiction

2002
7.1
Nine-year old Andreas Decker is the new kid in town. He tells his class that he has lived all over the world on account of his parents being top scientific researchers. Yet classmate Vero finds Andreas's workaholic parents really weird. She suggests to spy on them. When Andreas overhears their conversation about conquering the world and becoming leaders, their can only be one conclusion for the baffled children: Andreas's parents are aliens.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink

1968

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Pink

1968
6.8
The Pink Panther buys a land lot atop a narrow mesa, and the house he builds blocks a nearby observatory's view of the Moon. At first, the short, pointy-nosed astronomer at the observatory zooms his huge telescope into the panther's window and believes the newspaper photo of a sexy woman being looked upon by the panther is an actual observation of life on the Moon, and he telephones the fantastic finding to his employers. The Pink Panther builds a brick wall to block the telescope's view, and the hostilities begin.
Panther Girl of the Kongo

1955

Panther Girl of the Kongo

1955
6.5
Jean Evans of an international wildlife foundation, who is known to Africa as 'the Panther Girl' because of her bravery in jungle living, stumbles on a plot by a mad scientist to frighten the natives out of a diamond-laden district by chemically growing crayfish to giant size, and enlists the aid of a game hunter friend to prevent a monster rampage and bring the culprits to justice.
A Town Has Turned to Dust

1998

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1998
4
In a futuristic desert hamlet, a ruthless town boss lynches a falsely accused Native American teen, setting the stage for revolt and a clash with a troubled, drunken sheriff.
Kilink: Strip and Kill

1967

Kilink: Strip and Kill

1967
5.2
Kilink is between 2 rival gangs and manages to turn one against the other. All of them are after a precious microfilm and a big foreign treasure. Kilink proves to be the most perfect Fantomas of them all, changing disguises more often than he changes socks. At the same time, it's raining gorgeous ladies all over the place. Most of them rivals....All of them falling for him or off balconies, pushed by him. In a brilliant sequence, he punches a treacherous pussycat, strangles her with his bare hands and chucks her off a balcony. The film features the classic torture-the-tied-woman scenes. In one of them, even a snake is used for a quicker confession. Endless shootouts, car chases, murders, beat ups and plot twists make this sequel one of the best Turkish auctioneers ever.
Reptilicant

2006

Reptilicant

2006
7.2
A team of treasure hunters take over Alcatraz Island in search of diamonds and encounter a shape-changing alien.
More Than a Thousand Cameras Are Working for Your Safety

2003

More Than a Thousand Cameras Are Working for Your Safety

2003
7.1
Grey: Digital Target

1986

Grey: Digital Target

1986
3.5
Grey is a laconic trooper in a rough, futuristic military system which rewards success in battle with high pay and promotions, but only three precent of troopers live long enough for the final goal - citizenship, and the chance for a life above the misery of most of the populace. Grey has managed to keep coming back alive, even earning the nickname Grey Death, but is the society he's fought for worth it
The Magic Gown

1964

The Magic Gown

1964
5.2
In the second half of the 20th century, a class of students prepare for the 40th anniversary of the Pioneer Organization in the old palace of Shah. Events unfold when the famous magician Io-Kio presents the magic gown that will throw a group of students into the future.
Aliens in the Wild, Wild West

1999

Aliens in the Wild, Wild West

1999
6.2
When a UFO crash lands nearby, it's up to a couple of kids to save the aliens from the local townspeople.
The Survivor

1998

The Survivor

1998
3.2
After mankind moved into space, the old planet Earth is forgotten, a polluted wasteland where only expelled prisoners still survive.
Stay Tuned for Terror

1965

Stay Tuned for Terror

1965
5.2
A succession of television broadcasts has unexpected and terrifying effects on the minds of viewers.