Name: The Incredible Shrinking Man
Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
Released: 1957-02-22
Duration: 1 h 21 min
Cast: Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey

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A fascinating adventure into the unknown!

A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.

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Sci-Fi Horror
Shrinking Man
Existential Crisis
Man vs. Nature
Technological Anxiety
Atomic Age
Isolation
Resilience

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Directed by: Jack Arnold
Written by: Richard Matheson, Richard Alan Simmons
Produced by: Albert Zugsmith
Music by: Hans J. Salter, Irving Gertz, Herman Stein

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Facts

February 22, 1957 · 1 h 21 min · NR

Released: February 22, 1957
Runtime: 1 h 21 min
Age rating: NR
Content: Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
Original language: English
Made in: United States
Budget: $750,000
Available in: 43 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

"Ray of Hope" Ending, Flashback, Oh, Crap! +9

"Ray of Hope" Ending
Flashback
Oh, Crap!
Hollywood Science
Losing a Shoe in the Struggle
Adaptational Location Change
Square-Cube Law
Alas, Poor Villain
Cats Are Mean
The Caretaker
Chekhov's Skill
Hope Spot

12 of 40 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Where can I stream The Incredible Shrinking Man?

Darkroom

In the United States, The Incredible Shrinking Man streams on Darkroom. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 28 other countries.

Is The Incredible Shrinking Man worth watching?

77

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 73).

Will The Incredible Shrinking Man scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

What tropes does The Incredible Shrinking Man use?

"Ray of Hope" EndingFlashbackOh, Crap!Hollywood ScienceLosing a Shoe in the StruggleAdaptational Location ChangeSquare-Cube LawAlas, Poor VillainCats Are MeanThe CaretakerChekhov's SkillHope Spotand 28 more

TV Tropes lists 40 tropes for it, including "Ray of Hope" Ending, Flashback, and Oh, Crap!.