TMDB movie listing
Four explorers are summoned to Peru by the brilliant physicist Dr Thorkel. They discover a rich source of radium and a half-mad Thorkel who shrinks them down to one-fifth their normal size when they threaten to stop his unorthodox experimentation.
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United States listings · Refreshed 16 Oct 2026. More horror to watch in the US
MyCinema quick facts
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Short watch · 1h 3m
At 1h 3m it runs under 90 minutes.
More horror under 90 minutesAdventure · Horror · Science Fiction
TMDB files it under adventure, horror, and science fiction.
2 subscriptions · 1 free · 6 to rent · 6 to buy
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6.2 / 10 on TMDB
TMDB users rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 75 votes, a positive audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.
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