This Island Earth (1955)
"2½ Years in the Making!"
ThumbScore
👍 79%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
🎬 75%
(RT: 75%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Rex Reason as Dr. Cal Meacham
Faith Domergue as Dr. Ruth Adams
Jeff Morrow as Exeter
Lance Fuller as Brack
Robert Nichols as Joe Wilson
Russell Johnson as Steve Carlson
Karl Ludwig Lindt as Dr. Adolph Engelborg
Is This Island Earth good?
Most people think so. 79% audience score, estimated from 242 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 75%.
Overview
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war. Wikipedia ↗
