These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres.
They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.
They drew upon political themes or public concerns of the day, including depersonalization, infiltration, or fear of nuclear weapons.
[1] Four films from this decade, Destination Moon (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), The War of the Worlds (1953) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) won Academy Awards, while Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Forbidden Planet (1956), On the Beach (1959) and Them!
Destination Moon, The War of the Worlds and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) won the Hugo Award.