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The Phantom Planet

Movies Like The Phantom Planet (1961)

The Phantom Planet is a 1961 horror, science fiction film from William Marshall with a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Welcome to the Space Show and Fire Maidens of Outer Space.

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Welcome to the Space Show poster

Welcome to the Space Show

2010

Five children save the life of a dog-like alien while at a self-run summer camp. He attempts to reward them by taking them to an alien colony on the Moon. Events take a turn for the worse when his report on that attack that injured him causes passage from the Moon to the Earth to be banned, and children are stranded in space. The children need to find a way back home before camp ends and their parents discover that they are missing. They also have to avoid the poachers that injured their alien friend, and now seem to be stalking them all.

Fire Maidens of Outer Space poster

Fire Maidens of Outer Space

1956

An astronaut and crew land on Jupiter's 13th moon and find a monster and women from Atlantis.

Armageddon poster

Armageddon

1998

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

Missile to the Moon poster

Missile to the Moon

1958

Two escaped convicts are found hiding in a rocketship built by a renegade inventor, who forces them to become the crew for a trip to the Moon. Also on board, as inadvertent stowaways, are his assistant and his secretary; and none of them are aware that the inventor is actually a Lunarian explorer sent to Earth by the dying Lunar civilization and the only remaining male member of that civilization.

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration

2019

During a Japanese robotic exploration to find life on the other side of the moon, Nobita is watching from Earth and sees the moon turn yellow. With the help of Doraemon, the pair travel to the moon and create bunnies that will build their own colony. After he returns, Nobita tells his class about their adventure but no one will believe him. That is until a new student and his sister arrive who appear to come from a very far away place.

The Impossible Voyage poster

The Impossible Voyage

1904

Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

Destination Moon poster

Destination Moon

1950

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

Iron Sky poster

Iron Sky

2012

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

First Man poster

First Man

2018

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Asteroid City poster

Asteroid City

2023

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

First Men in the Moon poster

First Men in the Moon

1964

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.

Queen of Blood poster

Queen of Blood

1966

A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's evident they have rescued a bloodsucking monster. Uses footage from Encounter in Space (1963).

12 to the Moon poster

12 to the Moon

1960

Landed on the moon, Capt. John Anderson and his fellow astronauts quickly find their mission threatened – first by the disappearance of two team members, then by a troubling interaction with aliens who appear to be living within the moon itself. The aliens have weapons that could plunge parts of Earth into another ice age, and they're aiming for the United States.

Alien poster

Alien

1979

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Alien³ poster

Alien³

1992

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Alien: Covenant poster

Alien: Covenant

2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

This Island Earth poster

This Island Earth

1955

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

It! The Terror from Beyond Space poster

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958

The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

Horror of the Blood Monsters poster

Horror of the Blood Monsters

1970

Astronauts land on a planet with prehistoric creatures and a war between a human-like tribe and a race of vampires.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Phantom Planet?

The top films similar to The Phantom Planet by MovieMagicScore are Welcome to the Space Show (6.5), Fire Maidens of Outer Space (2.5), Armageddon (6.8). Each shares horror/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Phantom Planet worth watching?

The Phantom Planet holds a MovieMagicScore of 3.9/10 from 67 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Phantom Planet?

The Phantom Planet (1961) is a horror, science fiction film directed by William Marshall, starring Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Phantom Planet?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

Keep exploring

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About movies like The Phantom Planet

This ranked list pairs The Phantom Planet (1961), a horror and science fiction film from William Marshall, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Dean Fredericks take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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