This is a list of science fiction films released in the 1960s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics. Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1960s received five Academy Awards, a Hugo Award and a BAFTA Award.
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Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notes12 to the MoonDavid BradleyKen Clark, Michi Kobi, Tom ConwayUnited StatesThe Amazing Transparent ManEdgar G. UlmerMarguerite Chapman, Douglas Kennedy, James GriffithUnited StatesHorrorAssignment: Outer SpaceAntonio MargheritiRik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David MontresorItalyAtom Age VampireAnton Giulio MajanoAlberto Lupo, Susanne Loret, Sergio FantoniItalyHorrorAtomic War Bride (a.k.a. Rat)Veljko BulajićAntun Vrdoljak, Zlatko Madunić, Ljubiša JovanovićYugoslaviaDrama romanceBeyond the Time BarrierEdgar G. UlmerRobert Clarke, Darlene Tompkins, Arianne UlmerUnited StatesRomanceDinosaurus!Irvin YeaworthWard Ramsey, Paul Lukather, Kristina HansonUnited StatesAdventure comedy fantasy horrorThe Human Vapor (a.k.a. Gasu ningen dai 1 gô)Ishirō HondaTatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya JapanCrime thrillerLast Woman on EarthRoger CormanBetsy Jones-Moreland, Anthony Carbone, Robert TowneUnited StatesDrama horror mystery romanceThe Lost WorldIrwin AllenMichael Rennie, Jill St. John, David HedisonUnited StatesAdventure fantasyMan in the MoonBasil DeardenKenneth More, Shirley Anne Field, Michael Hordern Mistress of the World (a.k.a. Herrin der Welt) William DieterleMartha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos ThompsonWest GermanyFranceItalyAdventure crimeThe Secret of the Telegian (a.k.a. Densô ningen)Jun Fukuda Kōji Tsuruta, Akihiko Hirata, Yoshio TsuchiyaJapanHorrorThe Silent Star (a.k.a. Der schweigende Stern, First Spaceship on Venus, Planet of the Dead, Spaceship Venus Does Not Reply)Kurt MaetzigYoko Tani, Oldřich Lukeš, Ignacy MachowskiEast GermanyPolandThe Time MachineGeorge PalRod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette MimieuxUnited KingdomAdventure romance thrillerWon an Academy Award for Visual Effects.The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllTerence FisherPaul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee, David KossoffUnited KingdomHorror Village of the DamnedWolf RillaGeorge Sanders, Barbara ShelleyUnited KingdomUnited StatesHorrorVisit to a Small PlanetNorman TaurogJerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl HollimanUnited StatesComedy Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notesThe Absent-Minded ProfessorRobert StevensonFred MacMurray, Nancy OlsonUnited StatesComedy family sportAtlantis, the Lost ContinentGeorge PalSal Ponti, Joyce Taylor, John DallUnited StatesAdventureBattle of the Worlds (a.k.a. Il pianeta degli uomini spenti)Antonio MargheritiClaude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto OrsiniItalyHorrorThe Beast of Yucca FlatsColeman FrancisDouglas Mellor, Barbara Francis, Bing StaffordUnited StatesHorrorThe Day the Earth Caught FireVal GuestEdward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKernUnited KingdomDrama romanceWinner of a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay.Doctor Blood's CoffinSidney J. FurieKieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian HunterUnited KingdomHorror thrillerThe Flight that DisappearedReginald LeBorgCraig Hill, Paula RaymondUnited StatesAdventure fantasyGorgoEugène LouriéBill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent WinterUnited KingdomHorrorInvasion of the Neptune Men (a.k.a. Uchû Kaisokusen)Koji OtaSonny Chiba, Ryûko Minakami, Mitsue KomiyaJapanActionKonga John LemontMichael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Conrad, Claire GordonUnited Kingdom United StatesHorrorThe Last War (a.k.a. Sekai daisensô)Shūe MatsubayashiFrankie Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko HoshiJapanDramaThe Man with the Lens (a.k.a. Der Mann mit dem Objektiv)Frank VogelRolf Ludwig, Christine Laszar, Helga LabuddaEast GermanyComedyMaster of the WorldWilliam WitneyVincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry HullUnited StatesAdventureThe Most Dangerous Man AliveAllan DwanRon Randell, Debra Paget, Morris AnkrumUnited StatesMothra (a.k.a. Mosura) Ishirō HondaFrankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko KagawaJapanAdventure fantasy thrillerMysterious IslandCy EndfieldMichael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael CallanUnited KingdomAdventure family fantasyNude on the Moon Raymond Phelan, Doris WishmanMarietta, William Mayer, Lester BrownUnited StatesFantasy romanceThe Phantom PlanetWilliam MarshallDean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony DexterUnited StatesAction adventureReptilicusPoul BangCarl Ottosen, Ann Smyrner, Mimi Heinrich, Dirch PasserDenmark United StatesHorrorVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea Irwin AllenWalter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara EdenUnited StatesAction adventure Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notesAmphibian Man (a.k.a. Chelovek-amfibiya)Gennadiy KazanskyVladimir Korenev, Anastasiya Vertinskaya, Mikhail KozakovSoviet UnionAdventure drama romanceA Bomb Was Stolen (a.k.a. S-a furat o bomba)Ion Popescu-GopoIurie Darie, Liliana Tomescu, Haralambie BoroșRomaniaComedy fantasyThe Brain That Wouldn't DieJoseph GreenJason Evers, Virginia Leith, Leslie DanielUnited States HorrorMcGee, Mark T. (1984). Fast and Furious: The Story of American International Pictures. McFarland. p. 232. ISBN 0-899-50091-9.Creation of the HumanoidsWesley BarryDon Megowan, Erica Elliott, Dudley ManloveUnited StatesA Flying Proletarian (a.k.a. Летающий пролетарий)Iosif Boyarskiy, Ivan Ivanov-VanoBoris Popov (voice)Soviet UnionAnimationGorath (a.k.a. Yôsei Gorasu)Ishirō HondaRyō Ikebe, Yumi Shirakawa, Takashi ShimuraJapanThrillerInvasion of the Star CreaturesBruno VeSotaBob Ball, Frankie Ray, Gloria Victor, Dolores ReedUnited StatesComedyLa jetéeChris Marker Jean Négroni, Etienne Becker FranceShort drama romanceJourney to the Seventh PlanetSidney PinkJohn Agar, Greta Thyssen, Ann SmyrnerDenmarkUnited StatesAction adventure fantasy horrorKing Kong vs. Godzilla (a.k.a. Kingu Kongu tai Gojira)Ishirō Honda, Thomas MontgomeryMichael Keith, James Yagi, Tadao TakashimaJapanUnited StatesAction adventure fantasyThe Man from the First Century (a.k.a. Muz z prvního století)Oldřich LipskýMiloš Kopecký, Radovan Lukavský, Lubomír LipskýCzechoslovakiaComedyMoon PilotJames NeilsonTom Tryon, Dany SavalUnited StatesComedy familyPanic in Year Zero!Ray MillandRay Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon United StatesAction horror thrillerPlaneta Bur (a.k.a. Planet of Storms) Pavel KlushantsevVladimir Yemelyanov, Georgiy Zhzhenov, Gennadi VernovSoviet Union AdventureЕвгений Харитонов. Космическая одиссея Павла КлушанцеваPlanets Against Us (a.k.a. I pianeti contro di noi)Romano FerraraMichel Lemoine, Maria Pia Luzi, Jany ClairItalyFranceHorror Space Invasion of LaplandVirgil W. VogelBengt Blomgren, John CarradineUnited StatesSwedenHorror. Recut of Invasion of the Animal People.This Is Not a TestFredric GadetteSeamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey Martin, Mary MorlasUnited StatesDramaThe Three Stooges in OrbitEdward BerndsMoe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita "Curley Joe"United StatesComedy familyVaran the UnbelievableJerry A. Baerwitz, Ishirô HondaMyron Healey, Tsuruku Kobayashi, Derick ShimatsuUnited StatesHorror. Japan movie (1958) with new material. Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notesAtragon (a.k.a. Kaitei Gunkan)Ishirō Honda Tadao Takashima, Yoko Fujiyama, Yu FujikiJapanAction adventure fantasyThe Crawling HandHerbert L. StrockPeter Breck, Kent TaylorUnited StatesHorrorThe DamnedJoseph LoseyMacdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca LindforsUnited KingdomDrama fantasy horror romanceThe Day Mars Invaded EarthMaury DexterBetty Beall, Lowell Brown, Troy MeltonUnited StatesThe Day of the TriffidsSteve SekelyHoward Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette ScottUnited KingdomHorrorIkarie XB-1 (a.k.a. Voyage to the End of the Universe)Jindřich Polák Otto Lackovič, Radovan Lukavský, Zdeňek Štepánek, František SmolíkCzechoslovakia—English film title: Voyage to the End of the Universe.Kalai ArasiA. KasilingamM. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi, M. N. NambiarIndiaComedyLittle SunMinsheng WangKe Bi, Naihua Jin, Kang NiChinaChildren's educational filmMatango (a.k.a. Attack of the Mushroom People)Ishirō HondaYoshio Tsuchiya, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi TachikawaJapanHorror mystery thrillerMonstrosity (a.k.a. The Atomic Brain)Joseph V. MascelliFrank Gerstle, Erika Peters, Judy BamberUnited StatesHorror mysteryAlternate title: The Atomic BrainThe Nutty ProfessorJerry LewisJerry Lewis, Stella StevensUnited StatesComedy romanceThe Secret of the Magic GourdXiaozhong YangLu Mao, Shan Jiang, He WenChinaSon of FlubberRobert StevensonFred MacMurray, Nancy OlsonUnited StatesComedy familySteps to the MoonIon Popescu-GopoIon Anghel, Marcel Anghelescu, Radu Beligan, Emil BottaRomaniaComedy fantasyUnearthly StrangerJohn KrishJohn Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Phillip StoneUnited KingdomHorror mysteryX: The Man with the X-Ray EyesRoger CormanRay Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. StoneUnited StatesHorror thrillerThe Yesterday MachineRuss MarkerTim Holt, Ann Pellegrino, James Britton, Jack HermanUnited States Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/notesCastle of the Living DeadWarren KieferChristopher Lee, Gaia Germani, Philippe Leroy, Mirko ValentinItaly