It Came from Beneath the Sea poster

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

“IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS!”

5.7/10
109 audience ratings

Movie19551h 19mEnglish

Our verdict

Average

Viewers are divided; lower your expectations.

Based on the TMDB audience score from 109 ratings.

Movie review: It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea is a film from 1955. It is catalogued under Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror. Its listed tagline is “IT CRUSHES! KILLS! DESTROYS!”

Story

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.

Audience reaction

TMDB records an audience rating of 5.7/10 based on 109 votes.

Production

Release date: May 2, 1955 · Runtime: 79 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $150,000 · Reported revenue: $1,700,000

Official trailer

Cast

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Themes

monstersubmarinesan francisco, californiaradiationu.s. navywater monsterstop motionscientistenvironmental changegiant octopus

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