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The Brain eaters

United States, 1958
film

Crawling, slimy things terror-bent on destroying the world! So runs the tagline for “The Brain eaters”, classic B-grade science fiction about a my..

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The Brain that wouldn't die

United States, 1962
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Mars attacks!

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

United States, 1956
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They live

United States, 1988
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The Thing

United States of America, 1982
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Mars attacks! [Widescreen]

United States, 1996
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Invasion of the body snatchers (1978)

United States, 1978
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The Spider = Earth vs the spider

United States, 1958
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The Blob

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The Thing From Another World

United States of America, 1951
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Braindead = Dead alive (D)

New Zealand, 1992
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The Mysterians

Japan, 1958
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The Quiet Earth

New Zealand, 1985
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Your mysterious brain

United Kingdom, 1962
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Nerve centre

United Kingdom, 1970
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The Blob

United States, 1958
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Psycho samba

Australia, 1999
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