| The Thing (1982) | 8.2 | |
| The Fifth Element (1997) | 7.6 | |
| Predator 2 (1990) | 6.3 | |
| Prometheus (2012) | 7.0 | |
| Prey (2022) | 7.1 |
Alien movies and TV shows – page 3
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61K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
V is an American science fiction television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009 to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a ...
Style:
suspenseful, cliffhanger, captivating, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, fate of humanity, evil alien, conspiracy, invasion, alien encounter, alien, fbi, world domination, disguise, space and aliens ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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185K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, saga, space horror, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, survival, tough heroes, space, space opera, one man army, space and aliens, danger, alien planet, mysterious planet, heroes, mercenary ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from ...
Style:
stylized, suspenseful, apocalyptic, visual, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ufo, end of the world, alien encounter, alien, alien invasion, alien contact, evil alien, happy ending, first contact, robot, extraterrestrial, apocalypse ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 20th century, 1920s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, washington d.c., virginia, new jersey, manhattan new york city ...
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312K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Plot unknown.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, scary, psychological horror ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
massacre, alien, first contact, chimpanzee, alien monster, ufo, brother sister relationship, horse, childhood trauma, eaten alive, horse ranch, alien invasion ...
Time:
2020s, year 1998, future, 90s, year 1996
Place:
california, los angeles
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263K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, creature, survival, space travel, alien, alien life-form, one man army, dark hero, outer space, deadly creature, escape, space and aliens ...
Time:
future, year 2000, 2000s, y2k
Place:
oceania, space western
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218K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style:
futuristic, visually stunning, entertaining, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, archaeology, space opera, alien, slavery, pyramid, creature, stargate, archaeologist, teleportation, alien planet, ancient egypt ...
Time:
future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa ...
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16K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets.
Style:
scary, tense, suspense, stylized, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien abduction, alien, found footage, ufo, military base, conspiracy, extraterrestrial, secrets, happy ending, secret base, supernatural, amateur detective ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
nevada, america, las vegas, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, ...
Style:
surreal, suspenseful, mindfuck, twisted, cerebral ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
twists and turns, hacker, secret laboratory, alien, alien abduction, road trip, alien invasion, alien contact, computer hacker, cyborgs, space, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
columbus ohio, nevada, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Stranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.
Style:
action adventure, light, humorous, satirical, enigmatic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
alien invasion, child protagonist, summer camp, alien, alien encounter, camp counselor, obsessive quest, interracial friendship, social misfits, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, space ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pasadena california, california
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
From the producers of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing ...
Style:
scary, psychological, serious, twist ending, spooky ...
Plot:
supernatural, alien abduction, alien, danger, disorder, extraterrestrial, bird, ufo, abduction, family in danger, paranormal activity, evil alien ...
Time:
year 2013, year 2000, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the ...
Style:
exciting, light, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
alien, alien contact, space opera, space battle, teenager, battles, outer space, computer game, space and aliens, heroic mission, destiny, good versus evil ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 90s, future
Place:
california
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet. The extraterrestrials pose as a human ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, light ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
alien, space and aliens, fish out of water, disguise, friendship, hidden identity, goofy hero, family life, eccentric family, family secret, fall in love, misfit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA, Argentina
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A government agent stumbles upon an alien conspiracy to conquer Earth. Using a blue liquid created by the aliens to make soldiers stronger, he becomes The Prototype-the only hope for mankind.
Style:
futuristic, serious, disturbing, harsh, bleak
Plot:
alien, conspiracy, alien invasion, rescue mission, government agent, mission, agent, secret agent, special agent, conquering, heroic mission, evil plot ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise there was Discovery. Star Trek, one of the most iconic and influential global television franchises, returns 50 years after it first premiered featuring a new ship, new characters and new missions, ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, breathtaking, tense, epic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
star trek, outer space, alien, lgbt, space travel, homosexual, spacecraft, space adventure, time travel, danger, artificial intelligence, dystopia ...
Time:
future, 24th century, 23rd century, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
space western, toronto ontario canada
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Due to political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has decided to allow two well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet. But when one of the base’s “long-term visitors” exploits this ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, dark, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
alien, military, cover-up, danger, confined, government facility, survival, laboratory, rebellion, female fighter, alien invasion, evil alien ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
350K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful, spooky, saga ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
prison, alien, evil alien, deadly creature, outer space, space travel, monster, human versus alien, cryogenics, survival, self sacrifice, creature ...
Time:
future, 22nd century, 90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, turning their hosts into maniacal killers who seek and destroy each other to the bloody death! And yes, it s also a human love story, even ...
Style:
splatter, suspenseful, serious, scary, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
transformation, parasite, cyberpunk, alien, body horror, dark humor, monster, invasion, deadly creature, danger, chaos, love affair ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
379K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, entertaining, retro ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
childhood, small town, monster, ufo, creature, alien, friendship, coming of age, train crash, young heroes, investigation, youth ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 1979, future, year 2011 ...
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
TV show
Story:
A small group of human resistance fighters fight a desperate guerrilla war against the genocidal extra-terrestrials who dominate Earth.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, futuristic, epic ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
alien, resistance, apocalypse, ufo, heroic mission, alien encounter, good versus evil, chaos, heroes, evil alien, murder, alien disguised as human ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
43K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, bleak, funny ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
space travel, spacecraft, alien, space adventure, outer space, space wars, escapades, female alien, space, female warrior, astronaut, space opera ...
Time:
future, 90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
memphis
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A scientist, Dr Holander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.
Style:
sexy, suspense, suspenseful, scary, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, female alien, sex, nudity, sex with alien, scientist, femme fatale, blonde, breeding, campus, murder of a nude woman, university ...
Time:
jurassic, 2000s
Place:
latin america, mexico
Is relevant?
262K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Doctor looks and seems human. He's handsome, witty, and could be mistaken for just another man in the street. But he is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, mysterious, humorous, futuristic ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens
Plot:
time travel, time machine, alien, space travel, save the day, journey, companion, danger, sent to the future, space and aliens, save the world, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 2020s
Place:
london, wales
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 94 min.
TV show
Story:
The small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of the Tommyknocker
Style:
scary, classic horror, splatter, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
stephen king, ufo, alien, space and aliens, alien invasion, space, monster, machine, macabre, visitor, invasion, creature ...
Time:
90s
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466K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief following the events of "Avengers: Endgame".
Style:
enigmatic, surreal, spectacular, saga, psychotronic ...
Plot:
time travel, multiverse, super villain, supernatural power, good versus evil, norse mythology, fantasy world, time traveler, sorcerer, god, magician, alien ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A movie created from "found footage" of a lost military expedition that exposes the origins of life on earth.
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Plot:
found footage, evil alien, alien, space and aliens, danger, escapades, jungle, military, alien invasion, no survivors, chase, flying saucer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that ...
Style:
cult classic, cult horror, grindhouse, horror comedy, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, violence, zombie, dark humor, police, supernatural, parasite, fraternity, macabre, monster, gory, survival ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1959 ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its ...
Style:
computer animated, adult animation, anime, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, post apocalypse, battles, alien invasion, space station, dystopia, cyberpunk, space, scientist, military, space travel, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, tucson arizona, arizona
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story:
An archaeologist discovers that aliens posing as government officials are secretly harvesting human bodies in a bid to take over earth.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien planet, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, danger, survival, save the world, space travel, heroic mission, artificial intelligence, dangerous animal, race against time ...
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style:
action packed, saga, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens
Plot:
dystopia, alien, bounty hunter, lone hero, outer space, space and aliens, one man army, distant planet, space opera, one against many, tough guy, space ...
Time:
future, year 2004, near future, 2000s
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
121K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free ...
Style:
romantic, futuristic, exciting, teen, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
interspecies romance, alien invasion, teenage girl, apocalypse, dystopia, true love, youth, evil alien, self sacrifice, teenage love, alien, love and romance ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2013
Place:
usa, paris france
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