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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 953,327 | Gross: $78.90M
2. Prometheus (I) (2012)
R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Votes: 645,213 | Gross: $126.48M
3. No One Will Save You (2023)
PG-13 | 93 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An exiled anxiety-ridden homebody must battle an alien who's found its way into her home.
Director: Brian Duffield | Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Elizabeth Kaluev, Zack Duhame, Lauren L. Murray
Votes: 65,855
4. Dark City (1998)
R | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt
Votes: 212,621 | Gross: $14.38M
5. The Faculty (1998)
R | 104 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett
Votes: 135,381 | Gross: $40.06M
6. Howard the Duck (1986)
PG | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer.
Director: Willard Huyck | Stars: Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale
Votes: 50,841 | Gross: $16.30M
7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
PG | 115 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 70,057 | Gross: $24.95M
8. Color Out of Space (2019)
Unrated | 111 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.
Director: Richard Stanley | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight
Votes: 56,446
9. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,531 | Gross: $11.60M
10. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
Votes: 296,385 | Gross: $116.60M
11. Dreamcatcher (2003)
R | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis
Votes: 96,547 | Gross: $33.72M
12. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham
Votes: 58,029 | Gross: $8.43M
13. The Host (2013)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie Stryder risks everything to protect the people she cares about.
Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Diane Kruger
Votes: 118,638 | Gross: $26.63M
14. The Hidden (1987)
R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A cop and an FBI agent race for answers after law abiding people suddenly become violent criminals.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder
Votes: 22,668 | Gross: $9.75M
15. The X Files (1998)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis
Votes: 110,275 | Gross: $83.90M
16. Body Snatchers (1993)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, Reilly Murphy
Votes: 21,306 | Gross: $0.43M
17. Invasion (2005–2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences in the aftermath of a hurricane.
Stars: William Fichtner, Eddie Cibrian, Kari Matchett, Lisa Sheridan
Votes: 13,098
18. Horror Express (1972)
R | 88 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
While on the Trans-Siberian Express, an anthropologist and his rival must contain the threat posed by the former's cargo: a prehistoric ape which is the host for a parasitic life-form.
Director: Eugenio Martín | Stars: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Telly Savalas
Votes: 12,811
19. Invaders from Mars (1953)
Approved | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.
Director: William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson
Votes: 8,863
20. Quatermass 2 (1957)
Approved | 85 min | Sci-Fi, Horror
Professor Quatermass, trying to gather support for his Lunar colonisation project, is intrigued by mysterious traces that have been showing up.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Brian Donlevy, John Longden, Sidney James, Bryan Forbes
Votes: 4,670
21. The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
R | 109 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.
Director: Rand Ravich | Stars: Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall
Votes: 57,482 | Gross: $10.67M
22. Decoys (2004)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Luke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. But when Luke sees something unusual, he begins to suspect that the girls on campus aren't exactly human.
Director: Matthew Hastings | Stars: Corey Sevier, Stefanie von Pfetten, Kim Poirier, Elias Toufexis
Votes: 5,315
23. Xtro (1982)
R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.
Director: Harry Bromley Davenport | Stars: Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Maryam d'Abo
Votes: 8,155
24. Dark Skies (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.
Stars: Eric Close, J.T. Walsh, Lackos, Megan Ward
Votes: 2,382
25. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda, Evi Marandi
Votes: 7,019 | Gross: $0.25M
26. War of the Worlds (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s.
Stars: Jared Martin, Lynda Mason Green, Philip Akin, Richard Chaves
Votes: 1,476
27. Animorphs (1998–2000)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Five teenagers and an alien with the ability to turn into any beast they touch vs. an army of parasitic aliens who are slowly infiltrating Earth.
Stars: Boris Cabrera, Nadia-Leigh Nascimento, Shawn Ashmore, Brooke Nevin
Votes: 1,486
28. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Yôsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi
Votes: 7,980
29. The Puppet Masters (1994)
R | 109 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The Earth is invaded by stingray-shaped alien "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David
Votes: 9,717 | Gross: $8.64M
30. Seedpeople (1992)
R | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The citizens of Comet Valley are being taken over by seeds from an alien plant that has taken root there. A sheriff investigates the strange goings-on.
Director: Peter Manoogian | Stars: Sam Hennings, Andrea Roth, Dane Witherspoon, Bernard Kates
Votes: 1,212
31. Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007 Video)
R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Sam, a college student in a small Northwestern town, reluctantly joins his roommates in a contest to see who can hook up with the most gorgeous co-eds by the end of the semester. But when men slowly start disappearing around town, he and his friends learn that when it comes to beautiful women, it's what's inside that really matters.
Director: Jeffery Scott Lando | Stars: Corey Sevier, Tyler Johnston, Kailin See, Kim Poirier
Votes: 2,582
32. Amanda & the Alien (1995 TV Movie)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A young Bohemian female artist falls in love with a nubile human-eating alien and teaches him how to be more human. However, government agents are on his trail.
Director: Jon Kroll | Stars: Nicole Eggert, John Diehl, Michael Dorn, Stacy Keach
Votes: 765
33. Contamination (1980)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé, Siegfried Rauch
Votes: 5,307
34. They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Unrated | 85 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower in a rural field are possessed by an alien force bent on an ulterior purpose.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin, Bernard Kay
Votes: 2,052
35. Alien Raiders (2008)
R | 85 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group enters a supermarket at closing time, shoots around and takes hostages. They believe aliens have arrived there then. Cops arrive outside.
Director: Ben Rock | Stars: Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Rockmond Dunbar, Courtney Ford
Votes: 9,094
36. Evil Aliens (2005)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A TV crew, desperate to boost ratings, arrive on a remote Welsh farming island to investigate an intriguing incident. A local girl and her boyfriend had been abducted by aliens, who also impregnated her.
Director: Jake West | Stars: Emily Booth, Jamie Honeybourne, Samuel Butler, Jodie Shaw
Votes: 6,098
37. Meatball Machine (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Full-throttle splatter-ific Japanese cyberpunk science fiction/horror at its most aggressive, this mind-blower about alien parasites that turn their human hosts into slave "Necroborgs" will leave you dizzy and drained - in a good way.
Directors: Yûdai Yamaguchi, Jun'ichi Yamamoto | Stars: Issei Takahashi, Aoba Kawai, Kenichi Kawasaki, Shôichirô Masumoto
Votes: 2,283
38. I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him.
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Robert Ivers
Votes: 3,107
39. Space Amoeba (1970)
G | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A space probe is infiltrated by alien beings and then crashes on a remote Pacific atoll. A group of people discover it to be inhabited by giant mutant monsters, created by the aliens in an attempt to conquer the world.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko Kobayashi, Kenji Sahara
Votes: 1,500
40. The Quatermass Experiment (2005 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Jason Flemyng, Adrian Dunbar, Mark Gatiss, David Tennant
Votes: 734
41. The X-Files Game (1998 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Young FBI field agent Craig Willmore is assigned to find Mulder and Scully as they've gone missing during their latest investigation into the paranormal.
Director: Greg Roach | Stars: David Duchovny, Jordan Lee Williams, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi
Votes: 873
42. The Hidden II (1993)
R | 93 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
The alien criminal from the first movie is dead, but he left a few eggs which are hatching now. The good alien, who still inhabits Tom Beck's body, has been waiting just in case this ... See full summary »
Director: Seth Pinsker | Stars: Raphael Sbarge, Kate Hodge, Jovin Montanaro, Christopher Murphy
Votes: 1,566
43. The Cat (1992)
89 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
An adaptation of the novel Old Cat, by Ni Kuang. A cat from outer space teams up with a young alien girl and her knight, along with an adventure novelist named Wisely, to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.
Director: Ngai Choi Lam | Stars: Gloria Yip, Waise Lee, Christine Ng, Yuk-San Cheung
Votes: 651
44. The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
30 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Follows the first manned space flight from Australia. In its return to Earth, from the crew of 3, only Victor Carroon, is still aboard. Examinations reveal that something attacked the crew as they were on course back to Earth.
Stars: Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Votes: 440
45. Night Slaves (1970 TV Movie)
72 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man and his wife find themselves stranded in a small western town. He discovers that a strange force has turned the residents into zombies, and runs into a beautiful woman who he believes is the key to the mystery.
Director: Ted Post | Stars: James Franciscus, Lee Grant, Scott Marlowe, Andrew Prine
Votes: 379
46. Visit to a Small Planet (1960)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman, Fred Clark
Votes: 1,462
47. Proteus (1995)
R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is ... See full summary »
Director: Bob Keen | Stars: Craig Fairbrass, Toni Barry, William Marsh, Jennifer Calvert
Votes: 1,223
48. The X Files: Resist or Serve (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Survival horror game set during season 7 of The X-Files (1993). Scully and Mulder travel to Red Falls, Colorado to look for two missing teenage girls accused of witchcraft only to find the place infested with black oil zombies.
Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Tom Braidwood
Votes: 701
49. Quatermass II (1955)
188 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror
Professor Quatermass is trying to perfect a dangerously unstable nuclear-powered rocket engine. After a disastrous test firing in Australia, his soon-to-be son-in-law, Captain John Dillon, ... See full summary »
Stars: John Robinson, Monica Grey, Hugh Griffith, John Stone
Votes: 483
50. Captain Scarlet (2005)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In 2068, after mankind mistakenly starts a war with the Mysterons from Mars, it's up to Spectrum and their lead agent Captain Scarlet, whom fate has made indestructible, to save mankind.
Stars: Wayne Forester, Robbie Stevens, Mike Haley, Jules de Jongh
Votes: 442