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1. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
PG | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
With the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Frakes
Votes: 87,199 | Gross: $75.67M
2. Strange Invaders (1983)
PG | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.
Director: Michael Laughlin | Stars: Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner
Votes: 3,469 | Gross: $1.36M
3. Dr. Alien (1989)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A sexy substitute teacher replaces a teacher who was killed by a UFO encounter, but her research on a nerdy student is now making him a lady magnet.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Billy Jayne, Judy Landers, Olivia Barash, Stuart Fratkin
Votes: 1,309
4. Dark Breed (1996)
R | 104 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Six astronauts are infected by an alien organism.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Jack Scalia, Cindy Ambuehl, Jonathan Banks, Gregg Brazzel
Votes: 702
5. Solarman (1992 TV Movie)
22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Unsold animated TV pilot about an aspiring teenage comic book artist who is given an alien bracelet by a dying alien scientist that turns him into a superhero powered by the Sun who must stop an evil galactic overlord from destroying it.
Directors: John Gibbs, Brad Case, Joan Case, Jeff Hale, Terry Lennon, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson | Stars: M.G. Kelly, Bernard Erhard, Stan Jones, Lou Hunt
Votes: 89
6. The Advanced Guard (1998 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
As a prelude to full-blown alien invasion, a team of four aliens telepathically linked with their lifelike human-looking android bodies abducts four random humans to test them to determine if humans can make good slaves.
Director: Peter Geiger | Stars: Robert Amico, James Avery, David Campbell, Cristi Conaway
Votes: 328
7. Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter (1994)
Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
An extraterrestrial corporation, intending to impress Earth with a technical demonstration, accidentally releases a dangerous alien.
Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Tyra Banks, Tim Curry, Phil Hartman, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 89
8.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Dear Doctor
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Phlox is asked to save the Valakians from annihilation by disease. However, he discovers something unusual about the Menk, another humanoid race on the planet.
Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 2,120
9.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
First Flight
(2003)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After his close friend and colleague A.G. Robinson is killed in a mountain climbing accident, Captain Archer tells T'Pol about the Warp 2 test flight almost ten years earlier.
Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,682
10.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Breach
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
At Dr. Phlox's request, Enterprise attempts to retrieve 3 Denobulan scientists from the planet Xantoras, where the Goverment has ordered all off-worlders to evacuate within 3 days. Tucker, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,551
11.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Council
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise has arrived at the location of the Xindi Council and with the help of Degra, Archer can make his plea in front of the five races of Xindi. Archer needs to prove that the Sphere ... See full summary »
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,601
12.
Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode:
Habitat
(1990)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A woman agrees to be an alien test subject, only to lose her mind with loneliness.
Director: Bette Gordon | Stars: Lili Taylor, Frederick Wessler
Votes: 96
13.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Wink of an Eye
(1968)
TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of aliens who exist in a state of incredible acceleration invade the Enterprise and abduct Capt. Kirk.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Kathie Browne
Votes: 3,185
14.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
A Matter of Perspective
(1990)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The widow of respected scientist Dr. Nel Apgar accuses Riker of seducing her and killing her husband. Rather than turn Riker over for unfavorable trial, the Enterprise reconstructs the facts.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,355
15.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
First Contact
(1991)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Disguised as an alien prior to First Contact, Will's life becomes imperiled when incurred injuries reveal his foreign internal structure to a xenophobic alien population.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,750
16.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Half a Life
(1991)
TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Counselor Troi's mother visits the Enterprise and becomes infatuated with a man whose culture forces him into a suicidal ritual called "The Resolution."
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,320
17.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Suspicions
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Dr. Crusher puts her career on the line to prove a scientist's theoretical new shielding technology which may have cost him his life.
Director: Cliff Bole | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,819
18.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
The Quality of Life
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When Geordi is assigned to survey a new mining development with Dr. Farallon, who invented an experimental mining technology, she uses a new sophisticated robot called an Exocomp to repair a power grid.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,956
19.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
The Killing Jar
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Quintesson scientist kidnaps Ultra Magnus, Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus, and Captain Faireborn for a series of twisted experiments. But greater concerns arise when the scientist's ship is damaged ... See full summary »
Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Jack Angel, Susan Blu, Roger C. Carmel, Dick Gautier
Votes: 117
20.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Valley of the Shadow
(1963)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A reporter stumbles into a peaceful town where miracles seem to occur due to technology and the townsfolk won't let him leave.
Director: Perry Lafferty | Stars: David Opatoshu, Ed Nelson, Natalie Trundy, Jacques Aubuchon
Votes: 2,109
21.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Child's Play
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Autobots and Decepticons are transported to a world where they are no larger than children's toys.
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins, Peter Cullen
Votes: 133
22.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Earthlings
(2012)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The team of Miss Martian, Superboy, Beast Boy and Adam Strange are sent to the planet Rann.
Director: Doug Murphy | Stars: Logan Grove, Danica McKellar, Nolan North, Jacqueline Obradors
Votes: 2,997
23.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Before the Dawn
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aqualad meets the Light's partner and learns of their plans for Earth while Miss Martian's revenge backfires on her. Meanwhile, the team meets a new, seemingly unbeatable super villain.
Director: Tim Divar | Stars: Tim Curry, Kevin Grevioux, Logan Grove, Phil LaMarr
Votes: 3,010
24.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
War
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A conqueror from another world becomes a wild card in an intergalactic game of supremacy - placing planet Earth square in the jackpot.
Director: Melchior Zwyer | Stars: Keith David, Miguel Ferrer, Crispin Freeman, Phil LaMarr
Votes: 3,023
25.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
The Hunt
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A band of misfits is put to the test when Lex Luthor sends them behind enemy lines ... to rescue the team!
Director: Doug Murphy | Stars: Tim Curry, Crispin Freeman, Kevin Grevioux, Bryton James
Votes: 2,955
26.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Summit
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Light calls a summit to decide the final fate of Aqualad, the team ... and the entire planet Earth!
Director: Tim Divar | Stars: Oded Fehr, Miguel Ferrer, Kevin Grevioux, Logan Grove
Votes: 3,512
27.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Intervention
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The team embarks on a desperate endeavor to free Blue Beetle!
Director: Melchior Zwyer | Stars: Denise Boutte, Cameron Bowen, Lacey Chabert, Kevin Grevioux
Votes: 2,939
28.
Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode:
Endgame
(2013)
TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When the earth is threatened by the Reach, the team must team up with Lex Luthor and fight the reach with out the Justice League.
Director: Doug Murphy | Stars: Cameron Bowen, Tim Curry, Miguel Ferrer, Bruce Greenwood
Votes: 3,285