It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958 • 69 minutes
4.4
62 reviews
75%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

A rescue ship travels out to Mars to retrieve the only survivor of a space probe that has experienced some sort of cataclysm. That survivor, Col Ed Carruthers is accused of murdering his fellow crewmen. But Ed claims that the killer was a Martian monster, and hopes to prove his assertions by signing up for a second journey to the Red Planet. Before long, the crew members of this second expedition are being systematically killed off, and it looks as though Ed is up to his old tricks. As it turns out, however, Ed was telling the truth: there is a monster on board, the savage descendant of the once-mighty Martian civilization, who snuck on board when an irresponsible crew member left the door open. The monster stays alive by absorbing the vital body fluids of its victims-and there seems to be no way to stop this parasitic creature.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
62 reviews
A Google user
January 7, 2019
Solid 50s era creature feature. I like that this takes place in space and on a rocketship. If you're into this sort of entertainment, this is a good one but still not as good as 'The Thing from Another World' though, that's the best, my favorite of these kinds of films. Check it out & keep watching the skies👍
Coiled Steel
November 25, 2019
It was said Ridley Scott got his idea for ALIEN, by watching this! Notice the monster meets the same end, in the same way. Loved the WW2 weapons, like .45 Cal Auto pistols, and hand grenades, used.
A Google user
August 15, 2018
I am 63 years old now and I saw this movie when I was about 10 years old and it is as scary now as it was so many years ago. I really enjoyed reviewing it again!