Alien life-form movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant alien life-form movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, tense, suspenseful, futuristic, psychotronic and captivating films and TV shows about / with alien life-form, alien, extraterrestrial, space, space and aliens, alien invasion, ufo, danger, monster and supernatural plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as alien life-form: Life (2017), Warriors of Future (2022), Unearthed (2007), The Mildew from Planet Xonader (2015), Alien: Isolation (2019), Sputnik (2020), The Thing (2011), Resident Alien (2021), Alien: Covenant (2017), Arrival (2016).

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 6.6
 251K
Life (2017)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Style: suspense, scary, apocalyptic, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: space travel, space, mars, outer space, monster, alien, space station, astronaut, survival horror, alien life-form, extraterrestrial life, first contact ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, near future
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Warriors of Future (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min.
Story: When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse.
Style: futuristic, captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot: alien life-form, alien abduction, alien invasion, soldier, alien, alien creature, military, alien contact, fight, battles, save the world, threat ...
Time: near future
Place: china, hong kong
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 4.0
 4K
Unearthed (2007)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the desert area of Hat Creek, cows are found partially devoured and the farmers believe that a wolf is attacking the cattle. The alcoholic Sheriff Annie Flynn is called by the local farmer Rob Horn to witness the remains of an animal to request ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, rough, scary, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: creature feature, desert, mythical creature, survival, alien life-form, race against time, deadly creature, creature, chaos, supernatural, riddles and clues, isolation ...
Time: 2000s
Place: new mexico, usa
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The Mildew from Planet Xonader (2015)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The year is 1984. Researchers at the secretive Bentan Labs are celebrating the completion of their latest weapons project: a previously unknown type of mildew, capable of spreading and consuming any kind of vegetation... and ideal for attacking ...
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, splatter
Plot: alien life-form, body horror, genetic mutation, dismemberment, secret laboratory, survival, mutant, survival horror, research, struggle for survival, laboratory, alien creature ...
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Alien: Isolation (2019)
Genre: Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Fifteen years after her mother disappeared on the deep space towing ship Nostromo, Amanda Ripley travels to a remote space station that may hold clues to her mother’s fate.
Style: futuristic, captivating, tense, suspense
Plot: alien, trapped in space, survival horror, alien monster, evil alien, alien life-form, alien creature, alien encounter, space and aliens, struggle for survival, extraterrestrial, alien contact ...
Time: future
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 6.4
 27K
Sputnik (2020)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story: At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear ...
Style: suspense, scary, suspenseful, tense, political ...
Plot: evil alien, alien, creature, alien life-form, outer space, extraterrestrial, alien contact, monster, alien monster, fear, research, parasite ...
Time: 2020s, year 1983
Place: kazakhstan
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 6.2
 145K
The Thing (2011)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, suspense, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience: date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: monster, alien, gory, alien invasion, deadly creature, evil alien, chase, alien encounter, survival, apocalypse, danger, transformation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, future, 80s, year 1982 ...
Place: antarctica
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 8.1
 50K
Resident Alien (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to ...
Style: entertaining, humorous, feel good, light, funny ...
Plot: extraterrestrial, alien race, alien, alien disguised as human, alien contact, alien space craft, fish out of water, ufo, human alien, alien on earth, body horror, moral dilemma ...
Time: future, 2020s
Place: usa, colorado
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 6.4
 302K
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship 'Covenant' discovers what is thought to be an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world – which has its sole inhabitant the ...
Style: bad ending, futuristic, suspense, enigmatic, dark ...
Plot: alien, creature, space travel, outer space, extraterrestrial, robot, alien life-form, androids, monster, human versus alien, space exploration, survival ...
Time: future, year 2017, 2010s, near future, 22nd century
Place: space western
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 7.9
 759K
Arrival (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style: psychological, intellectual, philosophical, reflective, futuristic ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: alien, first contact, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, time, science, alien race, alien contact, extraterrestrial, scientist, creature ...
Time: future, year 2016, 2010s
Place: china, montana, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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Men in Black: International (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: China, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Continuing adventures of the crime fighting duo Jenko and Schmidt.
Style: action adventure, psychotronic, action comedy, saga, hilarious ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: alien, alien life-form, creature, secret agent, chase, shape shifting alien, buddy, buddy cop, teamwork, co worker co worker relationship, secret, female protagonist ...
Time: year 2019, jurassic, 90s, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place: brooklyn new york city, london, new york, paris france, naples italy
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 7.1
 224K
Prey (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In the Comanche Nation in 1717, a fierce and highly skilled warrior named Naru learns the prey she is stalking is a highly evolved alien with a technologically advanced arsenal.
Style: suspense, scary, slasher, tense, disturbing ...
Audience: adult
Plot: alien, female warrior, alien life-form, creature, predator, warrior, native american tribe, hunting, alien invasion, monster, fight, alien monster ...
Time: 2020s, 18th century
Place: america, north america
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 8.5
 170K
The Expanse (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Style: futuristic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: outer space, space travel, space opera, human in outer space, spacecraft, spaceship, space station, investigation, space colony, alien life-form, space wars, conspiracy ...
Time: future, near future, 24th century, 23rd century
Place: space western, hawaii
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 7.9
 1.4M
Avatar (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story: In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style: futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: alien, fantasy world, ecology, culture clash, creature, beautiful scenery, battles, space and aliens, alien life-form, alien planet, space travel, alien encounter ...
Time: future, 2000s, 20th century, year 2009, 22nd century
Place: iran, space western
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 6.5
 25K
Extant (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
Style: suspenseful, stylized, tense, futuristic, serious ...
Plot: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, astronaut, space and aliens, scientist, alien, family relations, fear, fate of humanity, haunted by the past, parents and children, space ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: usa
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The Last Days on Mars (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 98 min.
Story: On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claims all the glory, he disobeys orders to ...
Style: suspense, scary, bleak, suspenseful, space horror ...
Plot: mars, space travel, mysterious planet, survival, zombie, astronaut, outer space, space and aliens, zombie attack, blood, catastrophe, danger ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future, 2040s, 21st century
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 7.0
 641K
Prometheus (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style: futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, survival, androids, outer space, robot, space and aliens, distant planet, expedition, alien encounter, spacecraft, alien life-form ...
Time: future, year 2012, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: scotland
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 6.4
 243K
Predators (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A mercenary reluctantly leads a motley crew of warriors who soon come to realize they've been captured and deposited on an alien planet by an unknown nemesis. With the exception of a peculiar physician, they are all cold-blooded killers, ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, futuristic, suspense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, monster, jungle, evil alien, space and aliens, predator, deadly creature, alien life-form, creature, hunting, alien invasion, survival horror ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 20th century, future
Place: texas
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 4.3
 15K
Area 51 (2015)
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, suspense, tense, intense, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: alien, ufo, alien abduction, military base, conspiracy, found footage, extraterrestrial, secrets, supernatural, secret base, adaptation, happy ending ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, nevada, las vegas, america
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 6.4
 1K
Intruders (1992)
Genre: Biography, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
TV show
Story: All over the world, people report they've been visited by aliens, taken aboard spaceships and medically examined. The authorities appear to know all about these visits but won't acknowledge it publicly. This film focuses on two ...
Style: slasher, semi serious
Plot: alien abduction, ufo, alien, alien contact, space and aliens, abduction, alien invasion, conspiracy, alien encounter, extraterrestrial, space, evil alien ...
Time: 90s
Place: california, usa
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Independence Day (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, suspense, apocalyptic, futuristic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, family outing, boys' night
Plot: alien invasion, end of the world, invasion, extraterrestrial, survival, ufo, space and aliens, alien, evil alien, first contact, alien encounter, save the world ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, jurassic, future
Place: new york, washington d.c., usa, houston texas, london ...
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 7.9
 714K
District 9 (2009)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Aliens land in South Africa and, with their ship totally disabled, have no way home. Years later, after living in a slum and wearing out their welcome the 'Non-Humans' are being moved to a new tent city overseen by Multi-National United ...
Style: mockumentary, serious, suspense, biting, futuristic ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, distopia, space and aliens, alien encounter, apocalypse, transformation, mutation, metamorphosis, refugee, society ...
Time: year 2009, future, 2000s, year 2000, year 1982 ...
Place: africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
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The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy ...
Style: futuristic, suspense, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: deadly virus, disaster, plague, alien, medical, survival, laboratory, science, virus, infection, race against time, distopia ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1971, distant future
Place: new mexico, usa
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 7.5
 191K
The Abyss (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious ...
Style: suspenseful, exciting, psychological, suspense, tense ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: ufo, ocean, underwater, first contact, submarine, sea, disaster, alien, space and aliens, survival, alien encounter, heroic mission ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1989, future
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 5.0
 30K
Virus (1999)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Japan, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed.
Style: suspenseful, scary, rough, bleak, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: virus, alien, robot, alien invasion, deadly creature, cyborgs, survival, ship, ghost ship, ocean, rescue, natural disaster ...
Time: 90s
Place: pacific ocean
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The Man Who Fell to Earth (2021)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
Style: disturbing, captivating
Plot: alien life-form, scientist, alien, alien race, alien on earth, save the day, rescue mission, alien creature, benign alien, extraterrestrial, black, friend ...
Place: new mexico
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The Fifth Element (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style: futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, colorful, visually stunning ...
Audience: date night, family friendly, boys' night, teens
Plot: alien, space opera, cyberpunk, dystopian future, space and aliens, good versus evil, space travel, end of the world, save the world, dystopia, life philosophy, love ...
Time: future, year 1997, 90s, 23rd century, 1910s
Place: egypt, usa, brooklyn new york city, new york
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 7.0
 252K
Pitch Black (2000)
Genre: Action, 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: suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, harsh, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: monster, creature, survival, alien, space travel, alien life-form, one man army, outer space, dark hero, tough guy, anti hero, deadly creature ...
Time: future, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place: oceania, space western
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 8.2
 463K
The Thing (1982)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.
Style: scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: monster, isolation, alien, survival, creature, fear, body horror, paranoia, snow, supernatural, suspicion, ufo ...
Time: year 1982, 20th century, 80s
Place: antarctica, antarctic, south pole
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Battle for Pandora (2022)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: After a help signal from a research vessel makes it back to Earth, the U.S. Space Force sends a rescue ship to Pandora, a moon of Saturn. But when they try to land, they discover Pandora is inhabited by a highly evolved humanoid species.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, mockbuster
Plot: humanoid, alien life-form, moon, water, planet, alien race, alien encounter, planet earth, alien, spacecraft, earth, alien creature ...
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