A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes.
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GoodWatch score 80
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GoodWatch score 69February 10, 1957 · 1 h 3 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Island of Mystery, Sleeping Single, Nigh-Invulnerable +9
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In the United States, Attack of the Crab Monsters streams on Prime, fuboTV, Night Flight+, Fandor, and FlixFling, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Cineverse, Mometu, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from FlixFling. It also streams in 135 other countries.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 4.9, Letterboxd 2.6 out of 5, and Rotten Tomatoes 71%). Critics rate it higher (71 out of 100) than audiences (45).
Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10.
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
TV Tropes lists 20 tropes for it, including Island of Mystery, Sleeping Single, and Nigh-Invulnerable.
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