# Forbidden Planet (1956)

> A rescue crew on a distant planet confronts a brilliant scientist, an extinct civilization’s dangerous technology, and an unseen force born from the human mind.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/675

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure
- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Earl Holliman, Richard Anderson, George D. Wallace
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, adventurous, suspenseful, classic movie night, science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

A thrilling journey into the unknown awaits as a rescue mission uncovers dark secrets on an alien world.

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- [The Thing from Another World (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/5838)
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- [20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/9003)
- [The War of the Worlds (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/4343)
- [When Worlds Collide (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/9920)
- [It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/16309)
- [Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/3812)
- [This Island Earth (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/676)
- [It Came from Outer Space (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/11779)
- [The Time Machine (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/1475)

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