The best Leslie Nielsen’s science fiction movies

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

11/02/1926- 28/11/2010
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Leslie Nielsen’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Leslie Nielsen.
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Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet
7.5/10
  • Genre: Science Fiction
  • Release: 23/03/1956
  • Character: Commander John J. Adams
Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie
4.7/10
The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.

2001: A Space Travesty

2001: A Space Travesty
3.5/10
When odd reports are received through official channels stating that the President of the United States is being held captive on a secret international moon base called Vegan and that he has been replaced on Earth by a clone, the US Marshall Service immediately sends their 'best' man, Dix, on the mission.

The Reluctant Astronaut

The Reluctant Astronaut
6.3/10
Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a lay person into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.

Day of the Animals

Day of the Animals
5.3/10
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
5.4/10
A U.S. Senator is spirited away to a secret New Mexico medical lab after a serious car crash. His injuries are completely healed by a secret organization that has developed advanced medical technology. What does the organization want in exchange for saving his life? Meanwhile, a reporter who witnessed the accident decides to investigate the senator's disappearance.

Change of Mind

Change of Mind
6.2/10
A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.

Night Slaves

Night Slaves
6/10
A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of town every night... he seems to be the only one unaffected. What is happening to the townsfolk? Who is the mysterious young women he keeps seeing? Why isn't he affected?

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