• Director(s)

    Jack Arnold

  • Production Year

    1953

  • Release date

    19/07/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    80m

  • Cast

    Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake

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Film

It Came From Outer Space

mild threat

An amateur astronomer and a schoolteacher investigate the existence of an alien race after a spaceship crash-lands in the desert in this 1953 US sci-fi drama. Very young viewers may be overwhelmed by scenes of monster threat.…

An amateur astronomer and a schoolteacher investigate the existence of an alien race after a spaceship crash-lands in the desert in this 1953 US sci-fi drama. Very young viewers may be overwhelmed by scenes of monster threat.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

alcohol and smoking

disturbing images

language

sex

discrimination

rude humour

  • Director(s)

    Jack Arnold

  • Production Year

    1953

  • Release date

    19/07/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Science Fiction

  • Approx. running minutes

    80m

  • Cast

    Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake

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mild threat
Classified Date:
17/07/2024
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
violence
In one scene, a pair of men trade punches. However, this is impressionistic and brief.
threat and horror
Police officers shoot at an advancing car driven by an alien, causing it to veer off the road and explode into a ball of flames. An alien falls through a crevasse into a pool following an implied shooting. Aliens steadily approach human characters, causing them to scream as they become engulfed in smoke. The aliens subsequently hold humans hostage and adopt their guises in order to blend into society. However, scenes of threat ultimately result in reassuring outcomes.
alcohol and smoking
An adult character smokes a tobacco pipe, however, this is indicative of the historical period in which this film was made.
disturbing images
There is brief sight of a dead coyote lying on the side of a road.
Classified Date:
16/07/1953
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
General Film Dist Ltd
mild threat
Classified Date:
29/09/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
threat and horror
Occasional scenes of mild threat include alien creatures looming over humans, who are then surrounded by smoke. In one scene an alien posing as a human woman fires a laser at a man but does not hit him.
additional issues
Infrequent scenes of very mild violence include an alien, posing as a human woman, being shot off-screen, and an alien posing as a man crashing a vehicle into a rock after he is shot at by police; his vehicle explodes but there is no sight of a body inside.
Contains mild threat
Classified Date:
23/01/1989
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
22/08/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
15/08/2016
Version:
3D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
04/08/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
15/08/2016
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary
Classified Date:
20/12/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary

  • Classified date

    17/07/2024

  • Language

    English