Top 28 Sci-Fi Movies Must-Watch Released in 1970

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans. Details on Beneath the Planet of the Apes / IMDB / YouTube

Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators. Read about Colossus: The Forbin Project / IMDB / YouTube

Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save them from Monster Zero, but when one of the astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions. Get info on Invasion of Astro-Monster / IMDB / YouTube

Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out? More about Marooned / IMDB / YouTube

Baron Frankenstein, with the aid of a young doctor and his fiancée, kidnaps the mentally sick Dr. Brandt in order to perform the first brain transplant operation. Info on Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed / IMDB / YouTube

A serial killer who drains his victims' blood is on the loose in London. The police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. Info on Scream and Scream Again / IMDB / YouTube

A giant, cannibalistic humanoid's rampage through Tokyo is halted by his more docile twin, but neither their reunion nor their scientist caretakers can prevent their eventual duel. Read about The War of the Gargantuas / IMDB / YouTube

A sympathetic anthropologist uses drugs and surgery to try to communicate with a primitive troglodyte who is found living in a local cave. Details on Trog / IMDB / YouTube

Post-apocalyptic England. Survivors navigate surreal wasteland, mutating into inanimate objects. Girl living on train meets commuter and doctor. Follows their interactions amidst chaos, focusing on girl's pregnancy. Get info on The Bed Sitting Room / IMDB / YouTube

An environmental catastrophe destroys civilization. Led by father John and mother Ann, the Custance clan sets out on a quest for safety in a savage world that may just end up turning them into the very thing they are fleeing. Info on No Blade of Grass / IMDB / YouTube

A gas is let loose upon the world that kills anyone over 25 years old. Explore Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. / IMDB / YouTube

When an ancient statue is moved for display in Expo '70, a giant, vaguely Triceratops-like monster is released. The monster goes to Japan in pursuit of the statue and ends up battling Gamera, the giant flying turtle. Find out about Gamera vs. Jiger / IMDB / YouTube

An alien scientist and his team are sent to earth from their dying planet to exterminate the human population by unleashing monsters like vampires, werewolves, and mummies in order to inherit the earth. Find out about Assignment Terror / IMDB / YouTube

Bigfoot kidnaps some women and some bikers decide to go on a rescue mission to save them. Learn about Bigfoot / IMDB / YouTube

A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened. Read about The Mind of Mr. Soames / IMDB / YouTube

A ring of Nazis in Florida are in possession of the body of Adolf Hitler, and plan to revive him so they can take over the world. Get info on Flesh Feast / IMDB / YouTube

When a comet passes the earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa with it. Carried along is a bunch of people. Among them Angelika, who just escaped from a ruthless weapon dealer's ship, and her two brothers, who are searching her. Then there's a group of natives, who plan a rebellion against the French colonists. All these conflicts become secondary w. Explore On the Comet / IMDB / YouTube

A man and his wife find themselves stranded in a small western town. He discovers that a strange force has turned the residents into zombies, and runs into a beautiful woman who he believes is the key to the mystery. More about Night Slaves / IMDB / YouTube

Dying aliens kidnap the pop group, Toomorrow, whose social musical instrument's vibrations are needed for their race to survive. Learn about Toomorrow / IMDB / YouTube

In a dystopian 1970s America, a fascist government is at war with Mexico. An underground revolutionary is tortured by government agents, so radicals take action through guerrilla warfare, but victory may not come easy for them. Explore Ice / IMDB / YouTube

Aliens from two planets at war come to Earth, assume human form and continue their battle. Read about The Love War / IMDB / YouTube

A made-for-TV film made from five of the 26 episodes of the TV series Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot. These are the first two episodes (#1 and 2), two episodes from the middle of the series (#10 and 17) and the final episode (#26). Get info on Voyage Into Space / IMDB / YouTube

A scientist is persuaded by the government to inject himself with the brain fluid of a dying colleague in order to preserve missile-defense secrets. However, he finds that he is now torn between his own wife and that of his dead colleague, who was a Nazi sympathizer. See more about Hauser's Memory / IMDB / YouTube