Dr. Who and the Daleks
Seen it?1965 | 82 min | Adventure, Family, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (43% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who enjoys a story that folds back on itself and fans of close encounters. Pay attention early: the time-bending pays off later. If you loved Interstellar or Flight of the Navigator, start here. The aliens are the hook, but the human reactions are the story.
- The mood
- Feel-good, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 22 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1965: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something with an edge.
Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
43% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 51%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gordon Flemyng
- Peter CushingDoctor Who
- Roy CastleIan Chesterton
- Jennie LindenBarbara
- Roberta ToveySusan
- Barrie InghamAlydon
- Michael ColesGanatus
- Geoffrey TooneTemmosus
- Yvonne AntrobusDyoni
- John BownAntodus
- Mark PetersenElyon