Human Miniaturization
Land of the Giants is one of the most legendary science fiction series in TV history, together with other memorable shows like Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space and The Time Tunnel.
It aired in 1968 and was created and produced by the prolific writer and successful director Irwin Allen, nicknamed the "Master of Disaster".
A spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything is 12x the size of its counterpart on Earth.
Here follows a list of movies/series/episodes where humans are depicted in a tiny or microscopic scale, miniaturized or shrunk.
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It aired in 1968 and was created and produced by the prolific writer and successful director Irwin Allen, nicknamed the "Master of Disaster".
A spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything is 12x the size of its counterpart on Earth.
Here follows a list of movies/series/episodes where humans are depicted in a tiny or microscopic scale, miniaturized or shrunk.
Which title do you think is the most fascinating?
Cast your Vote in the Live Poll
Discuss Here in the IMDb Community Forums
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- StarsMarvin MillerTed KnightJane WebbThe government employs a team of experts who are shrunken to microscopic size to infiltrate and combat otherwise impenetrable threats.
- DirectorRichard FleischerStarsStephen BoydRaquel WelchEdmond O'BrienWhen a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddMichael DouglasCorey StollArmed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, cat burglar Scott Lang must embrace his inner hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, pull off a plan that will save the world.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsDennis QuaidMartin ShortMeg RyanA test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.
- CreatorIrwin AllenStarsGary ConwayDon MathesonStefan ArngrimA spaceship from Earth crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on which everything, including the human-like inhabitants, is twelve times the size of its counterpart on Earth.
- CreatorSidney SheldonStarsBarbara EdenLarry HagmanBill DailyA United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsDavid HedisonPatricia OwensVincent PriceA scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.[SPOILER] Andre is partially shrunk
- DirectorMel StuartStarsGene WilderJack AlbertsonPeter OstrumA poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.Mike is shrunk by the Wonkavision
- DirectorWilliam AsherStarsElizabeth MontgomeryDick YorkAgnes MooreheadEndora gives Samantha a wedding present on their fifth anniversary much to Darrin's annoyance. Endora calls him a small, small man and Darrin begins to shrink.Endora casts a spell and Darrin begins to shrink. Bewitched (1964)
- DirectorRob LettermanStarsJack BlackEmily BluntJason SegelTravel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he towers over its tiny citizens.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsRick MoranisMatt FrewerMarcia StrassmanThe scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsKathryn GrantRichard EyerWhen a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
- DirectorAlfred L. WerkerStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDanteStan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.[SPOILER] At the end Stan is shrunk by magic
- DirectorJack ArnoldStarsGrant WilliamsRandy StuartApril KentAfter Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDustin HoffmanRobin WilliamsJulia RobertsWhen Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.
- StarsJames MacDonaldThe Krofft PuppetsFrank AletterA pop group consisting of four anthropomorphic animals host a variety of cartoons, songs, and skits.Micro Ventures
- StarsRuPaulMichelle VisageCarson KressleyThe queens flex their acting skills in a new sci-fi adventure, playing tiny shrunken drag queens. Cynthia Erivo 'Genius: Aretha' guest judges; Scarlett Johansson 'Black Widow' makes a virtual appearance in the workroom.
- DirectorRobert StevensonStarsAlbert SharpeJanet MunroSean ConneryA wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsJodi BensonGary ImhoffGino ConfortiThis retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
- DirectorAlexander PayneStarsMatt DamonChristoph WaltzHong ChauA social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
- DirectorJohn A. DavisStarsPaul GiamattiNicolas CageJulia RobertsAfter Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsLily TomlinCharles GrodinNed BeattyA housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
- DirectorSven Unterwaldt Jr.StarsAnja KlingOskar KeymerAxel SteinFelix has shrunk the hated school principal, Dr. Schmitt, to a height of six inches. Together with his friend Ella, Felix must get the principal back to her normal size while his rival Mario tries to stop him.