Is The Magnetic Monster sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Magnetic Monster scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Magnetic Monster easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Magnetic Monster violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Magnetic Monster end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Magnetic Monster

Name: The Magnetic Monster
Genre: Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1953
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Richard Carlson, King Donovan, Leo Britt, Jean Byron, Harry Ellerbe

Terror swoops through the heart of a city in the dead of night!

Directed by Herbert L. Strock, Curt Siodmak

Produced by Ivan Tors Productions

195376 min5.6 / 10

A mid-century atomic-age thriller about scientists racing to stop an exponentially growing radioactive isotope from consuming Earth, driven by procedural tension and Cold War anxieties.

The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.

Clusters

Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Workplace Movies Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers Disease Outbreak Movies

Genres

Science Fiction Horror

Keywords

Magnetic Field Radiation Pregnancy Black And White Stock Footage Radiation Sickness Hardware Store Scientist Hero Magnetism Energy Absorption Office Of Scientific Investigation

Questions people ask

Is The Magnetic Monster sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Magnetic Monster scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Magnetic Monster easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Magnetic Monster violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Magnetic Monster end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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