Extraterrestrial movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant extraterrestrial movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspense, suspenseful, tense, intense, psychotronic and futuristic films and TV shows about / with extraterrestrial, alien, alien invasion, ufo, space, outer space, alien contact, space and aliens, death and supernatural plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as extraterrestrial: Gray Matter (2018), The Fourth Kind (2009), Arrival (2016), Alien Abduction (2014), Taken (2002), Knowing (2009), The Event (2010), Signs (2002), Proximity (2020), Alien: Covenant (2017).
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Since the 1940's alien beings known as "GRAYS" have been sighted around the globe with the thought that they visit our planet to study our species and civilization before they eventually invade...but what if we're wrong? What if ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
extraterrestrial, flying saucer, alien invasion, alien technology, alien abduction, alien possession, meteorite, alien attack, danger, society, violence, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, spooky ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, hypnosis, alien encounter, disappearance, found footage, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, alien, paranormal activity, alien invasion, space ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, california, antarctica
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852K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
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, philosophical, intellectual, reflective, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
first contact, alien, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien contact, time, alien invasion, creature, science, alien race ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this pulse-pounding thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, mockumentary, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
alien abduction, found footage, alien, extraterrestrial, alien encounter, ufo, space and aliens, abduction, mountain, escapades, danger, wilderness ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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22K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
TV show
Story:
Taken spans five decades and four generations, centering on three families: the Keys, Crawfords, and Clarkes. World War II veteran Russell Keys is plagued by nightmares of his abduction by aliens during the war; the Roswell incident transforms Owen ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, alien encounter, alien invasion, extraterrestrial, flying saucer, abduction, alien, supernatural, kidnapping, space and aliens, officer ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 80s, 50s, 90s ...
Place:
usa
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261K
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, scary, futuristic, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
disaster, apocalypse, end of the world, supernatural, catastrophe, cataclysm, prophecy, foreknowledge, metaphysics, professor, prediction, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
year 2009, future, september 11 2001, 20th century, year 1959 ...
Place:
massachusetts, boston, new york, usa
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27K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.
Style:
captivating, exciting, mind bending, serious, non-linear ...
Plot:
conspiracy, alien contact, twists and turns, secret movement, government agency, extraterrestrial, president, missing person, space and aliens, alien, virus, top secret ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa
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411K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
Style:
suspense, twist ending, creepy, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
alien invasion, ufo, alien, alien encounter, single father, faith, first contact, survival, loss of faith, death of wife, extraterrestrial, natural disaster ...
Time:
2000s, future, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, mexico ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.
Style:
futuristic, mysterious, intellectual, captivating, independent film
Plot:
extraterrestrial, ufo, scientist, abduction, nasa, science, young man, curiosity, target, journey, obsessive quest, rise to the top ...
Place:
costa rica
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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, dark, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
alien, creature, space travel, outer space, extraterrestrial, alien life-form, alien parasite, space exploration, alien creature, human versus alien, androids, robot ...
Time:
future, near future, 22nd century, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop of his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, futuristic, scary, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, disaster, survival, end of the world, alien, invasion, space and aliens, evil alien, extraterrestrial, catastrophe, humanity in peril ...
Time:
year 2005, future, jurassic, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa, boston, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
310K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, cerebral, emotional, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
science, nasa, space travel, scientist, alien encounter, astronomy, first contact, religion, space and aliens, intelligence, alien contact, research ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, distant future
Place:
puerto rico, new mexico, florida, washington d.c., usa ...
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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: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, disturbing, psychological, cult classic ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, alien, alien encounter, alien contact, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, alien invasion, space, first contact, abduction, working class ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
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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: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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, dark comedy ...
Plot:
alien race, extraterrestrial, alien disguised as human, human alien, alien, alien on earth, alien space craft, alien contact, ufo, fish out of water, body horror, moral dilemma ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
colorado, usa
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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, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
alien invasion, extraterrestrial, invasion, end of the world, ufo, space and aliens, evil alien, first contact, survival, alien encounter, alien, creature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, year 1996, jurassic
Place:
new york, washington d.c., usa, bombay india, london ...
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1.1M
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs ...
Style:
scary, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience:
kids, manly, adult
Plot:
monster, alien, space travel, outer space, space and aliens, heroine, survival horror, evil alien, spaceship, female protagonist, creature, alien monster ...
Time:
future, 22nd century, 20th century, year 1979, distant future
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
November 18th 2011 a small Danish film crew disappeared in the woods of northern Sweden without a trace. One year later, their footage was leaked by a hacker group now known as Pandoras. This is the crew's unsettling and disturbing footage.
Style:
bleak, suspense, suspenseful, light, spooky ...
Plot:
disappearance, found footage, peril, danger, unconsciousness, risk, confusion, cruelty, evil alien, alien invasion, jeopardy, woods ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
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496K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, scary, cult classic, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, monster, survival, jungle, creature, military, chase, deadly creature, alien invasion, hunting, gory, special forces ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987, future
Place:
latin america, south america, central america
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161K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, UK, India, Australia, Brazil, China
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other ...
Style:
exciting, slasher, psychotronic, suspense, controversial ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alien, alien monster, predator, hunter, extraterrestrial, alien creature, warrior, female warrior, soldier, monster, child, mission ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
xian, georgia, mexico
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A small fictional village in England is completely subdued by an alien presence for an entire day. Upon waking, it is discovered that numerous women in the town are pregnant.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
alien conspiracy, rural setting, alien, private investigation, pregnant woman, unwanted pregnancy, alien contact, investigation, countryside, puzzle, human alien relationship, secret ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Continuing adventures of the crime fighting duo Jenko and Schmidt.
Style:
action adventure, saga, psychotronic, action comedy, epic ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
alien, human alien, creature, secret agent, shapeshifter, portal, shape shifting alien, sarcasm, mission, chase, secret organization, woman with a gun ...
Time:
year 2019, jurassic, 90s, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, london, new york, paris france, naples italy ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Style:
captivating, cerebral, breathtaking, atmospheric, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, adult ...
Plot:
ufo, alien, first contact, alien abduction, technology, alien contact, space and aliens, contact, flying saucer, extraterrestrial, chase, airplane ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1977, near future, future
Place:
wyoming, indiana, india, ohio, north america ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion, from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are ...
Style:
cult classic, disturbing, frightening, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, dystopia, doppelganger, extraterrestrial, alien parasite, supernatural, parasite, evil wins, monster, alien possession, body horror ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1978, 1950s, 50s
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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275K
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:
scary, suspense, apocalyptic, tense, tragic ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
monster, mars, space, space station, space travel, space exploration, astronaut, survival horror, alien life-form, alien creature, first contact, death ...
Time:
2010s, near future, year 2017, future
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When mailman Bridd Takes his sexy date Charlotte home, they find their boss on the floor with a mail opener stuck in his chest. The assailants are also after Bridd and he has to use all his talents to foil an extra-terrestrial complot.
Style:
romantic
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual content, sex scene, extraterrestrial, alien, sex, murder, reluctant hero, secret, superhero, runaway, spacecraft, love affair ...
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30K
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, atmospheric, scary, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
evil alien, alien, fear, monster, alien creature, outer space, extraterrestrial, creature, ufo, alien life-form, alien contact, scientist ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, 2020s, 80s
Place:
soviet union, kazakhstan, russia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Style:
cerebral, suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, lovecraft ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space travel, found footage, astronaut, space exploration, outer space, space, spacecraft, distant planet, alien, survival, spacewalk, moon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 1972, 1950s, 50s ...
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