Children of the Damned (1964)

Six children, each from a different country, are discovered to have intellect far beyond that of their peers -- and even adults. They can solve complex puzzles in seconds, seem to have no emotions, and can control the actions of others, both animal and human. Cool. Or it should have been.

Instead of doing anything fun with this, the script has the children hole up in an abandoned church while government agencies, scientists, and military try to figure out what to do by talking. The only thing frightening about this is how deadly dull it all is.

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