Plan 9 from Outer Space

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1956)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (33 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (24,184 ratings)

With its incoherent plot, jaw-droppingly odd dialogue, inept acting, threadbare production design, and special effects so shoddy that they border on the surreal, Plan 9 From Outer Space has often been called the worst movie ever made. But it's an oddly endearing disaster; boasting genuine… More

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Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Edward D. Wood Jr.
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cult Movies
In Theaters
Jul 2, 1959 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    J. Hoberman of the Village Voice has made a case for Wood as an unconscious avant-gardist; there's no denying that his blunders are unusually creative and oddly expressive.

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    It all ends with famous psychic Criswell asking the audience, 'Can you prove it didn't happen? God help us in the future'. Prophetic.

  • Jordan Cronk, Slant Magazine

    A modest if satisfying Blu-ray package from Legend Films brings Ed Wood's glorious cult classic to 1080p with some fun if redundant extras-perfect for those who've never experienced this ideal-altering cinematic train wreck.

  • Rob Humanick, Suite101.com

    "This isn't like plans one through eight. This is plan nine, the one that worked! The worst movie ever made!"

  • Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

    Some things are best watched at 3am, wrapped in the warm glow of drunkenness. Plan 9 From Outer Space is one of them.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    "We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I will spend the rest of our lives and remember my friends future events such as these will affect you in the future!" That's just for openers.

  • Carlos M


    Ed Wood's most infamous creation and a definite prove of how outrageously inept he was as a filmmaker. Featuring a lot of laughable acting and dialogue, ridiculous special effects and a disastrous notion of space and time, it's a masterpiece in sheer awfulness.

  • Chris W


    Ok, so this film really isn't quite "The Worst Film of All-Time", but it is quite horrible. Part of what gives it redeeming value, though is the fact that it IS a bad movie- mainly due to the ridiculous writing, cheesy dialogue, and the numerous way too hard not to miss… More

  • Lucas M


    Since Tim Burton's 1994 fictionalized biopic classic Ed Wood, that tell the story about the worst director ever, Edward D. Wood, Jr. and his infamous/famous classic Plan 9 from Outer Space, both creator and creature won, from the new public, a cult following. With incoherent… More

  • Tyler R


    Didn't like it too much, but Bela Lugosi is in it! That guy is a horror icon!

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