The Man from Planet X (1951) Reviews & Ratings

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The Man from Planet X reviews

The Man from Planet X holds a 5.8/10 average from 85 TMDB ratings.

Knowledge would only bring more fear in a world already filled with it. A planet is orbiting dangerously close to planet Earth and a mysterious spaceship has landed on the Scottish Moors... Friend or Foe? Breaking it down you find that The Man from Planet X is a standard sci-fi movie that would often be bettered the longer the 1950s boom of sci-fi films continued. However, this is in no way a bad thing given the gui…
— John Chard (7/10)

While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.

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