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Forbidden Planet

Name: Forbidden Planet
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
Released: 1956-03-23
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.5

1956 · 1h 38m · Science Fiction, Adventure

IMDb 7.5 Metacritic 80 RT 96%

Watch it tonight. This sci-fi classic earned a near-perfect 96% on Rotten Tomatoes for good reason—it's a masterclass in building tension and visual world-building that still holds up. Sure, it's from 1956, but if you're in the mood for smart, atmospheric sci-fi that influenced everything after it, this is essential viewing.

Plot

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.

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