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Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
· Movie
· 79 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2497
- IMDb #2510
- Metacritic #1748
- Letterboxd #2095
- Metacritic Critics #1692
- Metacritic Audience #2030
+1 more
- Criticker #1953
Every rating
47–88
out of 100
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.
Details
- Director
- Jack Arnold
- Writers
- Arthur A. Ross, Harry Essex, Maurice Zimm
- Released
- 5 March 1954
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $650.0K
- Box office
- $1.3M
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