Dr. Cyclops

Dr. Cyclops

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack

Produced by Paramount Pictures

194063 min6.2 / 10

A pulpy 1940s sci-fi adventure where explorers become victims of a mad scientist's miniaturization experiment in the Peruvian jungle, blending wonder and threat in equal measure.

Four explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich source of radium and a half-mad Thorkel who shrinks them down to one-fifth their normal size when they threaten to stop his unorthodox experimentation.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dr. Cyclops scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Dr. Cyclops easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Dr. Cyclops end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Dr. Cyclops sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Dr. Cyclops violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Dr. Cyclops

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Dr. Cyclops

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Dr. Cyclops, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Dr. Cyclops, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Dr. Cyclops, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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