It Came from Outer Space
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Primarily a science fiction mystery about aliens and mistaken identity; horror elements exist (suspense, fear of invasion) but are not essential to its core identity. Removing horror would not redefine the film.
Best for viewers looking for a light on scares and low-gore horror movie.
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