It! The Terror from Beyond Space
A skeptical rescue crew battles an apparently indestructible Martian predator trapped aboard their return spacecraft.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- tense
- pulp
- classic sci fi night
- monster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally regard the film as an entertaining but familiar science fiction monster thriller whose creature and claustrophobic premise carry its modest production.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Martian life form stows away aboard the rescue ship and systematically threatens the crew in enclosed corridors.
Carruthers is found alone after the Mars expedition and suspected of murdering his comrades before the alien explanation is accepted.
The story imagines a 1973 manned Mars expedition through the visual and technological idiom of 1950s American cinema.
The monster withstands weapons and escalating defenses, making persistence and attrition central to the suspense.
Films like It! The Terror from Beyond Space, and why
Alien
Shared claustrophobic spaceship setting, extraterrestrial monster threat, and science fiction horror framework.
The Thing from Another World
Shared black-and-white-era monster cinema, extraterrestrial menace, and pulp science fiction suspense.
Forbidden Planet
Shared stranded-space-expedition premise, alien life-form danger, and retro science fiction adventure tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Release Date
- 1958-07-31
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (120)
Cast
- Marshall Thompson
- Shirley Patterson
- Kim Spalding
- Ann Doran
- Dabbs Greer
- Paul Langton
- Robert Bice
- Richard Benedict
- Richard Hervey
- Thom Carney
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is It! The Terror from Beyond Space about?
- A skeptical rescue crew battles an apparently indestructible Martian predator trapped aboard their return spacecraft.
- What is It! The Terror from Beyond Space like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It! The Terror from Beyond Space as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is It! The Terror from Beyond Space violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in It! The Terror from Beyond Space as mild.
- What did critics think of It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
- Critics generally regard the film as an entertaining but familiar science fiction monster thriller whose creature and claustrophobic premise carry its modest production.
- Which films are like It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien, The Thing from Another World, and Forbidden Planet.
- How long is It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space runs 69 minutes.
- Where can I watch It! The Terror from Beyond Space?
- In United States, It! The Terror from Beyond Space streams on Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
