Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Forbidden Planet
TITLE DETAILS

Forbidden Planet

1956-03-23 · 98 min · ★ 7.3

Science Fiction · Adventure

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Fred M. Wilcox
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,900,000
Revenue
USD 3,250,000

Top Cast

Walter PidgeonWalter PidgeonDr. Edward Morbius
Anne FrancisAnne FrancisAltaira Morbius
Leslie NielsenLeslie NielsenCommander John J. Adams
Warren StevensWarren StevensLt. 'Doc' Ostrow
Jack KellyJack KellyLt. Jerry Farman
Earl HollimanEarl HollimanCookie
Richard AndersonRichard AndersonChief Engineer Quinn
George D. WallaceGeorge D. WallaceBosun
Robert DixRobert DixCrewman Grey
Jimmy ThompsonJimmy ThompsonCrewman Youngerford
James DruryJames DruryCrewman Strong
Harry Harvey Jr.Crewman Randall
Roger McGeeCrewman Lindstrom
Peter MillerPeter MillerCrewman Moran
Morgan JonesMorgan JonesCrewman Nichols
Richard GrantCrewman Silvers
James BestJames BestCrewman (uncredited)
William BoyettWilliam BoyettCrewman (uncredited)
Les TremayneLes TremayneNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frankie DarroFrankie DarroRobby the Robot (interior) (uncredited)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Rental

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand

Purchase

Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

Free

Fawesome

With ads

Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

The Day the Earth Stood Still
★ 7.4
The Day the Earth Stood Still1951Science Fiction

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

This Island Earth
★ 6.0
This Island Earth1955Science Fiction · Adventure

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

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
★ 6.5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979Science Fiction · Adventure

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

The Black Hole
★ 5.8
The Black Hole1979Science Fiction · Adventure

The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.

Babylon 5: The Gathering
★ 6.5
Babylon 5: The Gathering1993Science Fiction · Adventure

The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing many alien races together.

The Creator
★ 7.0
The Creator2023Science Fiction · Adventure

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

Stargate: The Ark of Truth
★ 7.1
Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008Science Fiction · Adventure

SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to the Ori galaxy aboard the Odyssey. The International Oversight committee have their own plans and SG-1 finds themselves in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
★ 6.1
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers1956Science Fiction

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

Babylon 5: The River of Souls
★ 6.4
Babylon 5: The River of Souls1998Science Fiction · Adventure

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

Flight of the Navigator
★ 7.0
Flight of the Navigator1986Science Fiction · Adventure

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

Star Trek Beyond
★ 6.8
Star Trek Beyond2016Science Fiction · Adventure

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

Star Trek Into Darkness
★ 7.3
Star Trek Into Darkness2013Science Fiction · Adventure

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Stowaway
★ 6.0
Stowaway2021Science Fiction

A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

I Am Mother
★ 6.7
I Am Mother2019Science Fiction

A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.

Star Trek
★ 7.4
Star Trek2009Science Fiction · Adventure

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

Project Hail Mary
★ 8.6
Project Hail Mary2026Science Fiction · Adventure

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

Star Trek: Insurrection
★ 6.5
Star Trek: Insurrection1998Science Fiction · Adventure

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.

Guardians of the Galaxy
★ 7.9
Guardians of the Galaxy2014Science Fiction · Adventure

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

Stargate: Continuum
★ 7.1
Stargate: Continuum2008Science Fiction · Adventure

Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

Arrival
★ 7.6
Arrival2016Science Fiction

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Similar titles

Poster unavailable
★ 6.3
Rockfish2003Science Fiction

A fisherman and his little alien pet go fishing on a desolate barren planet somewhere in the galaxy. With his gear he digs a whole in the crust up until the magma shows up. Now the fishing can start, some bait, and down the mechanical fishing rod goes. It won't take long until something eats the bait. But what kind of fish is this? One thing we know for sure: it doesn't want to get caught.

The Martian
★ 7.7
The Martian2015Science Fiction · Adventure

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

The Phantom Planet
★ 4.0
The Phantom Planet1961Science Fiction

After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

Raging Sharks
★ 4.6
Raging Sharks2005Science Fiction

An oceanic observation station is in desperate trouble after a sudden shark attack wrecked the oxygen supply. The accompanying ship, a coast guard cruiser, and other ships in and around the Bermuda triangle are attacked as well. The US Navy sends a submarine to investigate, but soon they too are under attack.

Any Last Words
Not rated
Any Last WordsScience Fiction

The crew are missing, the ship is damaged, the salvage is at risk. With no help coming and the oxygen running low, an officer and private begin to mistrust one another as their morals and mortality are put to the ultimate test.

War Between the Planets
★ 5.2
War Between the Planets1966Science Fiction

Scientists try to prevent a collision between Earth and a planet that is heading for it.

King Dinosaur
★ 2.2
King Dinosaur1955Science Fiction · Adventure

In 1960, four American scientists travel to a planet that has just entered Earth's solar system to see if it's able to support an Earth colony. They find an oxygen atmosphere, a lush earth-like forest, and earth-like animals living around a potable fresh-water lake.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
★ 3.2
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians1964Science Fiction

Martians fear their children have become lazy and joyless due to their newfound obsession with Earth TV shows. After ancient Martian leader Chochem suggests that the children of Mars need more fun—including their own Santa Claus—supreme leader Lord Kimar assembles an expedition to Earth. Once there, they kidnap two children who lead them to the North Pole, then capture the real Santa Claus, taking all three back to Mars in an attempt to bring the Martian children happiness.

Automation
★ 8.0
Automation2018Science Fiction

Hiro, a shy, jaded salary worker, purchases a robot maid to keep him company. The robot at first injects some fun and comfort into his lonely existence but soon the lack of a human element only serves to isolate him further.

Ghost of Machine
Not rated
Ghost of Machine2016Science Fiction

An outdated babysitting robot becomes too obsessed with the family.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
★ 6.2
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010Adventure

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.

Galaxina
★ 3.9
Galaxina1980Science Fiction

Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor.

Beyond the Sky
★ 5.0
Beyond the Sky2018Science Fiction

A documentary filmmaker travels to a UFO convention in New Mexico where he meets a local artist with a dark secret. As they follow a trail of clues they discover disturbing sightings and question all they believe when they become immersed in the enigmatic culture of the Pueblo Indians.

A Crimson Man
★ 7.2
A Crimson Man2017Science Fiction

In a war-torn land of man vs. robot, a young runaway slave searching for his father must ally with a broken and battle-scarred war-robot or be hunted down by his brutal overseers.

Cinderella 2000
★ 3.3
Cinderella 20001977Science Fiction

In the year 2047, sex is forbidden and Big Brother uses robots to keep an eye on everyone. One young girl tries to outwit the government so she can be with the man she loves.

The Crazies
★ 6.1
The Crazies1973Science Fiction

The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.

Voyager 1
Not rated
Voyager 12024Science Fiction

Under the supervision of the tyrannous ruler Supremo, a fleet of aliens responsible for the creation of the universe conduct their daily work around the Milky Way. Among them is a curious alien called Melius, who dreams of leaving their weary job as a star polisher to explore distant planets. When the space probe ‘Voyager 1’ crashes into their ship, Melius sees their chance of escaping using the probe’s coordinates for planet Earth. What follows is an adventure full of extraordinary surprises and new friends, where our hero will be forced to choose between duty and love, their teachings and beliefs.

Korean Terminator
★ 5.4
Korean Terminator1992Science Fiction

A Korean riff on The Terminator.

Holly + Jolly
Not rated
Holly + Jolly2023Adventure

A rowdy young girl befriends a depressed robot at the beach and the two set out to steal a balloon.

Saint-Exupéry
★ 5.2
Saint-Exupéry2024Adventure

The story takes us back to 1930 and centres around Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an Airmail pilot in Argentina. When his best friend who happens to be Airmail’s best pilot Henri Guillaumet disappears in the Andes, Saint-Ex decides to set out in search of him, against all odds. This impossible quest forces him to push beyond his limits, turning his capacity to dream into his greatest strength...

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.