Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
"The terrifying truth about flying saucers!"
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 73%
(RT: 73%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Joan Taylor as Carol Marvin
Donald Curtis as Maj. Huglin
Morris Ankrum as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Thomas Browne Henry as Vice Adm. Enright
Grandon Rhodes as Gen. Edmunds
John Zaremba as Prof. Kanter
Paul Frees as Alien (voice)
Is Earth vs. the Flying Saucers good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 189 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 73%.
Overview
Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction. Wikipedia ↗
