Fantastic sights leap out at you!
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
It Came from Outer Space (1953) is a science fiction and horror film directed by Jack Arnold, released on June 5, 1953 with a runtime of 1h 20m. It stars Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake and Joe Sawyer. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 257 ratings.
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Richard Carlson
as John Putnam
Barbara Rush
as Ellen Fields
Charles Drake
as Sheriff Matt Warren
Joe Sawyer
as Frank Daylon
Russell Johnson
as George
Kathleen Hughes
as Jane Dean
Dave Willock
as Pete Davis (uncredited)
Alan Dexter
as Dave Loring (uncredited)
George Eldredge
as Dr. Snell (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
as Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
George Selk
as Tom, a hobo (uncredited)
Bradford Jackson
as Bob, Snell's assistant (uncredited)
Directed by Jack Arnold, written by Harry Essex and Ray Bradbury, produced by William Alland.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 257 ratings.
Because you don't understand it, you want to kill it. An alien ship crashes into the desert, at first it's thought to only be a meteorite, but small time scientist Richard Carlson gets to view the stricken ship before it is totally buried beneath the collapsing crater it created upon its crash landing. Nobody believes Carlson, but soon the aliens start taking on human form and it's then that everyone else must sit…
Reviewed on June 19, 2019
When a fireball blazes through the sky then leaves a smouldering crater in the desert, local writer “Putnam” (Richard Carlson) decides that he and girlfriend “Ellen” (Barbara Rush) have to hop on their friend’s helicopter and explore the scene. Thing is, when he gets to the bottom of the rubble he could swear he saw something. Before he can get any corroboration, a rockfall buries the site and with the army as…
Reviewed on January 5, 2026
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It Came from Outer Space (1953) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix and Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of It Came from Outer Space (1953) includes Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer and Russell Johnson. The film was directed by Jack Arnold. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
It Came from Outer Space was released on June 5, 1953 and runs for 1h 20m.
It Came from Outer Space (1953) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 257 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy science fiction and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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