Watch
The Brain Eaters
The Brain Eaters
+4
Your probable score
?
The Brain Eaters

The Brain Eaters

1958
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 1m
Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A huge, seemingly alien structure has been found jutting out of the earth. Sent to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, Senator Walter Powers discovers that parasites from the center of the earth have infiltrated the town, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to Powers and a small group of free individuals. (imdb)

The Brain Eaters

1958
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 1m
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 21.5% from 47 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(47)
Compact view
Compact view
Rated 08 Dec 2009
57
46th
Really loose adaptation of Robert Heinlein's _The Puppetmasters_. Cheesy as all hell but with a certain crude creepiness. Since appearing in this, Nelson and Nimoy became big '60s TV stars, and Lee a successful TV writer. Who says appearing in B movies never leads to anything?
Rated 22 May 2022
2
4th
Vicious toupees try to take over the world in this really not good movie.
Rated 13 Sep 2021
79
32nd
Pretty decent flick that has some quality alien parasite oriented moments. This flick wisely sticks to a short run time. Also yey more 1950s Cold War paranoia.
Rated 23 Oct 2012
65
29th
Ed Nelson is his usual winsomely earnest self, and there are a lot of nice directorial touches. The mood of this one is built up and heightened pretty well; the debt to Body Snatchers is obvious, and here too the VO is one of the best parts, keeping everything tense. Unfortunately though none of this can really make up for a script that basically does nothing and goes nowhere, or for the corners that they obviously had to cut due to having no budget (special-effects or otherwise) at all.

Cast & Info

Collections

Loading ...

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

Loading ...