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Rental > Science Fiction > Invaders: 106 Films to Rent on DVD
- Quatermass and the Pit (TV Series) (1958)
- Dir. Nigel Kneale
Feat. Andre Morell, Cec Linder, Anthony Bushell
- The third in the landmark trilogy of serials involves Professor Quatermass in the excavation of an ancient alien–insect capsule in London, and…
- Fiend Without a Face (1957)
- Dir. Arthur Crabtree
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Kim Parker
- Noteworthy 'alien invader' thriller in which creatures resembling the human brain run amok in a small town. Macabre proceedings are resolved in a…
- Invasion of the Saucermen (1957)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin…
- This low budget sci–fi comedy has a reputation for being so bad it's good. Bulbous–headed aliens frame a teenager for drunk driving by…
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Dir. Fred Sears
Feat. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor
- Animator Ray Harryhausen provides the fab effects for the familiar 50's alien invasion theme, making it a standout example of the genre.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates…
- 50's sci–fi masterpiece about alien pods replicating and replacing American townspeople. Whether read as a Communist or McCarthyist parable, it…
- Roger Corman Collection #2 (Creature from the Haunted Seas, It Conquered the World) (1956-1961)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland…
- A double–feature of Corman sci–fi 'quickies'.
It Conquered the World (1956) – Van Cleef lures a malevolent alien from Venus to…
- Quatermass II (TV Series) (1955)
- Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. John Robinson
- Professor Quatermass returns (this time palyed by John Robinson) in Nigel Kneale's popular sci–fi serial of the 1950s.
The six–part…
- Target Earth (1954)
- Dir. Sherman Rose
Feat. Richard Denning, Virginia Grey, Kathleen Crowley…
- Invading alien robots trap people in an eerie deserted city. For all the 50s cliches this is mostly on–target.
- This Island Earth (1954)
- Dir. Joseph Newman
Feat. Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue
- Seriously cool sci–fi adventure with startling production values enriching its B–movie spirit. Rex Reason plays a scientist unwittingly…
- War of the Worlds, The (1954)
- Dir. Byron Haskin
Feat. Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne…
- Atomic–age adaptation of H.G. Wells frightening novel about the Martian invasion is excitingly paced with special–effects that were then…