# The Fly (1958)

> A scientist’s teleportation breakthrough becomes a tragic mutation nightmare that tests the limits of love, identity, and human ambition.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6722

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Drama
- Director: Kurt Neumann
- Cast: David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, Kathleen Freeman, Betty Lou Gerson, Charles Herbert, Eugene Borden
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051622/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, macabre, tragic, classic horror night, science fiction double feature

## Synopsis

A scientist's groundbreaking invention leads to a horrifying transformation that changes everything.

## Movies like The Fly

- [This Island Earth (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/676)
- [Return of the Fly (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/23975)
- [The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/2074)
- [It's Alive (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/17141)
- [The Invisible Man Returns (1940)](https://ember.film/movie/17366)
- [Curse of the Fly (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/23974)
- [The Fly (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/4616)
- [The Thing from Another World (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/5838)
- [The Fly II (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/5436)
- [The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/19861)

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