The Phantom Planet
β 4 Β· 1961 Β· 82m Β· Science Fiction Β· Horror
After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
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This Island Earth
1955 Β· β 6
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Planet of the Apes
1968 Β· β 7.7
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 Β· β 7.4
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Forbidden Planet
1956 Β· β 7.2
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1987 Β· β 6.9
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1997 Β· β 7.6
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1982 Β· β 8.1
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