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The Incredible Shrinking Man
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 83.
See the most agreed on films →After being exposed to a strange radioactive cloud, a man begins to inexplicably shrink. As he grows smaller and smaller each day, his suburban home becomes a terrifying and dangerous landscape. He must use all his ingenuity to survive against everyday household threats like the family cat and a common spider.
Details
- Director
- Jack Arnold
- Writers
- Richard Alan Simmons, Richard Matheson
- Based on
- The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson
- Released
- 22 February 1957
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $750.0K
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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| Hugo Award 1958 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Winner |
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