Forbidden Planet

"Earthmen on a fabulous, peril-journey into outer space!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

55,938 votes

96/100

Fresh

80/100

Metascore

7.3/10

1,038 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Special Effects

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.9M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$3.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$1.4M

ROI: +71%

Budget Recovery171% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.9M|Revenue: $3.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

47.7K

Daily Avg

795

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Based On

The Tempest

dramatic work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Altair IV

Time Period

23rd century

Themes & Subjects

#flyingsaucer

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

George J. Folsey

Film Editing

Ferris Webster

Music / Score

Bebe Barron

Production Design

Hugh Hunt

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

NetflixMetro-Goldwyn-MayerFandango at Home

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Forbidden Planet

Available in 62 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomU

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanR15+

ArgentinaATP

+9 more countries

Production

Director

Fred M. Wilcox

Writers

Cyril Hume, Irving Block, Allen Adler

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Walter Pidgeon

Dr. Edward Morbius

Anne Francis

Altaira Morbius

Leslie Nielsen

Commander John J. Adams

Warren Stevens

Lt. 'Doc' Ostrow

Jack Kelly

Lt. Jerry Farman

Earl Holliman

Richard Anderson

Chief Engineer Quinn

George D. Wallace

Bosun

Robert Dix

Crewman Grey

Jimmy Thompson

Crewman Youngerford

James Drury

Crewman Strong

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Harry Harvey Jr.

Crewman Randall

Tags & Keywords

flying saucerrescue missionspacealien planetrobotsabotagemysterious deathalien civilizationlone survivorextinct raceinvisible monsterray weaponsmind enhancementatomic power plantromantic triangle

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