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CriticCrunch has 7 Jack Arnold titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Incredible Shrinking Man.
Return of the Fly
1959
Horror · Science Fiction
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll
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...
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
Dir. Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold · With Rex Reason, Faith Domergue, Jeff Morrow
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
