Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) is a British family sci-fi adventure you can watch online on iFILM. An eccentric inventor accidentally fires up his time machine, the Tardis, and lands on a planet scorched by an ancient war.

Skaro is a ruin. Inside a gleaming metal city, the armored mutant Daleks terrorize the peaceful Thals and plot one final strike. Dr. Who, his granddaughters Susan and Barbara, and Barbara's friend Ian get caught between the two races, and there is no time to stay neutral. Peter Cushing plays the lead with a twinkly, professorial charm that sets the movie apart from the darker TV show.

This was Doctor Who's first jump to the big screen, and the first time audiences saw the Daleks in full color. Gordon Flemyng directs a feature spun off from the cult BBC serial, and today it plays as a bright relic of sixties sci-fi: cardboard sets, candy colors, wide-eyed bravery. Stream Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) online on iFILM.