It Came from Outer Space fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and spectacular
Nostalgic and wondrous
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, fantasy, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and spectacular
It Came from Outer Space is tense and spectacular.
Nostalgic and wondrous
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and wondrous.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Mystery, fantasy, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, fantasy, and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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It Came from Outer Space is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Cultpix, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fawesome, and Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 68). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 20 min
It Came from Outer Space runs 1 h 20 min.
Not quite. Critics rate It Came from Outer Space higher (75) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $800,000 to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 20 storytelling tropes for It Came from Outer Space, including Evil Costume Switch, Screaming Woman, Not What It Looks Like.
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