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1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
PG | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 69,905 | Gross: $24.95M
2. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,420
3. The Invasion (I) (2007)
PG-13 | 99 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jackson Bond
Votes: 82,706 | Gross: $15.07M
4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan
Votes: 54,790
5. Body Snatchers (1993)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, Reilly Murphy
Votes: 21,262 | Gross: $0.43M
6. The Love Letter (1998 TV Movie)
Unrated | 99 min | Fantasy, Romance
20th century computer games designer Scott exchanges love letters with 19th century poet Elizabeth Whitcomb through an antique desk that can make letters travel through time.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 2,387
7. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
25 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In this science-fiction anthology series host Truman Bradley introduces stories extrapolated from actual scientific data available in the 1950's, concentrating on such concepts as space flight, UFO's and mental telepathy.
Stars: Truman Bradley, Michael Fox, Marshall Thompson, Peter Hansen
Votes: 444
8. Dead of Night (1977 TV Movie)
76 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Three horror stories about a vintage car that transports its driver back to 1926, the mistress of an old Victorian mansion who is scared of a vampire and a mother tormented by her dead son who she has brought back to life.
Director: Dan Curtis | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., E.J. André, Ann Doran, Christina Hart
Votes: 1,625
9. Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
Approved | 130 min | Comedy
To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her husband. The ruse spills over into his career in advertising, and his recent promotion relies on his wholesome and moral appearance.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Mike Connors
Votes: 3,123
10. Assault on a Queen (1966)
Approved | 106 min | Adventure, Crime, Thriller
A motley crew of treasure hunters plan to rob the cruise-liner RMS Queen Mary, using a recovered WW2 German submarine.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Conte
Votes: 1,238
11. Maxie (1985)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A 1920s flapper who haunts her old house possesses a reserved housewife who just moved in. However, she cannot leave before she receives her massive audition for a Hollywood studio.
Director: Paul Aaron | Stars: Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin, Ruth Gordon, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 1,178 | Gross: $2.56M
12. 5 Against the House (1955)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Four vets attending college on the GI Bill and a cabaret singer try to rob a Reno Casino and pull off the perfect crime.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Alvy Moore
Votes: 2,054
13. Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
30 min | Drama
Goodyear Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC.
Stars: David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Peter Leeds
Votes: 69
14. Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
60 min | Drama
Hosted by famous dancer and actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or ... See full summary »
Stars: Fred Astaire, Keir Dullea, Brian Eliot, Paul Comi
Votes: 141
15. House of Numbers (1957)
Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
San Quentin prison inmate Arnie Judlow asks his twin brother Bill and his wife Ruth to assist him in a daring escape plan.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Jack Palance, Harold J. Stone, Edward Platt, Barbara Lang
Votes: 618
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Action, Horror, Mystery | Announced
The movie is another adaptation of Jack Finney's science fiction novel, about alien pod people who make perfect duplicates of humans.
17. Star Stage (1955–1956)
30 min | Drama
The show featured two-act plays. Two-thirds were live, and the rest on film.
Stars: Jeffrey Lynn, Joseph Cotten, Paul Douglas, Georgann Johnson
Votes: 24
18. Rebound (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama, Mystery
A dramatic anthology series, one of many on television at the time. Lee Marvin made his television debut on this program.
Stars: John Doucette, Ned Glass, Elisabeth Fraser, Russ Conway
Votes: 25
19. Time and Again (I)
Romance, Sci-Fi | Announced
An artist signs up for a top secret government time-travel experiment that transport him to 1880s New York. Based on Jack Finney's illustrated novel "Time and Again."
Director: Doug Liman
20. Escape to Verna (2008)
21 min | Short, Drama
Charley Ewell's life takes a dramatic turn when he learns of a "travel agency" with the potential to fulfill his wildest dreams.
Directors: Joe Collesano, J.D. Marlow | Stars: Joshua Babb, Martha Babb, Alex Cherington, Kim Kaiser
Votes: 13
21. Desde la raíz (2014)
4 min | Short, Horror
Director: Juvenal Plascencia de Anda | Stars: Aldo Erick Plascencia, Bertha Leonor de Anda, María Josefina de Anda, Andrea Peña
Votes: 31
22.
Alcoa Premiere (1961–1963)
Episode:
All My Clients Are Innocent
(1962)
30 min | Drama
Criminal lawyer Max McIntire (Barry Morse) tries to stop his partner's marriage. He's convinced a wife can ruin a career.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Fred Astaire, Mari Aldon, Lillian Bronson, Richard Davalos
23.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Such Interesting Neighbors
(1987)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks, their weird next-door ... See full summary »
Director: Graham Baker | Stars: Frederick Coffin, Marcia Strassman, Ina Fried, Victoria Catlin
Votes: 176
24.
Goodyear Theatre (1957–1960)
Episode:
Points Beyond
(1958)
30 min | Drama
An adaptation of the science fiction short story "Of Missing Persons" by Jack Finney (author of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) about a travel agency that sells tickets to a halcyon, unspoilt planet to customers who are weary of life.
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Julie Adams, Raymond Greenleaf, Joseph Holland
Votes: 9
25.
Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode:
Time Is Just a Place
(1955)
30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Al and Nell Brown are suspicious of their odd new neighbor. Mr. Heller, who claims to be an inventor, uses a robotic vacuum cleaner and a flashlight that shines X-rays. Even so, he's ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Truman Bradley, Don DeFore, Marie Windsor, Warren Stevens
Votes: 80
26.
Star Stage (1955–1956)
Episode:
Of Missing Persons
(1956)
30 min | Drama
A woman hires a man to locate her one true love.
Stars: Joan Lorring, Jeffrey Lynn, Ralph Meeker
27.
Rebound (1952–1953)
Episode:
It Wouldn't Be Fair
30 min | Drama, Mystery
An avid reader of murder mysteries tries to make suggestions to help her boyfriend, a police detective crack a tough case, but is rebuffed.
Director: Harve Foster | Stars: Jeff Donnell, Frank Ferguson, Sam Flint, Duane Grey