Best Alien Movies

  • District 9

    District 9 (R, 2009)

    Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka
    Director Neill Blomkamp teams with producer Peter Jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees... read more stuck in contemporary South Africa. It's been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but there was never any attack from the skies, nor any profound technological revelation capable of advancing our society. Instead, the aliens were treated as refugees. They were the last of their kind, and in order to accommodate them, the government of South Africa set up a makeshift home in District 9 as politicians and world leaders debated how to handle the situation. As the humans begin to grow wary of the unwelcome intruders, a private company called Multi-National United (MNU) is assigned the task of controlling the aliens. But MNU is less interested in the aliens' welfare than attempting to understand how their weaponry works. Should they manage to make that breakthrough, they will receive tremendous profits to fund their research. Unfortunately, the highly advanced weaponry requires alien DNA in order to be activated. When MNU field operative Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) is exposed to biotechnology that causes his DNA to mutate, the tensions between the aliens and the humans intensifies. Wikus is the key to unlocking the alien's technology, and he quickly becomes the most wanted man on the planet. Ostracized and isolated, Wikus retreats to District 9 in a desperate bid to shake his dogged pursuers. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb661871636: bout his way to get his job done until all of a sudden he begins to mutate following exposure to an alien fuel. At this point, Wikus is considered one of 'them' and faces a new battle to save himself
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb644820188: A different kind of alien movie, I'm not sure if I liked it, but was engaged throughout.
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • Jamesboy678
      Jamesboy678: . I would recommend this movie to people fans of The Lord of The Rings and alien movies.
      Reviewed 43 days days ago
  • Signs

    Signs (PG-13, 2002)

    Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Cherry Jones, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin
    Following the smash hit The Sixth Sense (1999) and the under-performing follow-up Unbreakable (2000)... read more, directing phenom M. Night Shyamalan returns to the summer box office landscape that served as the backdrop for his cinematic breakthrough. In Signs, another paranormal outing for the writer-director, Shyamalan explores the eerie implications of a 500-foot crop circle that mysteriously appears on the Bucks County, PA farm of reverend Graham Hess (Mel Gibson). As Hess and his family (Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin) try to take stock of what the sign means, and how its message incorporates into their faith, they start to get the feeling they are not alone in the fields behind their house. Shyamalan re-teams with producers Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer and Kathleen Kennedy, and produces the project in association with his Blinding Edge Pictures banner and Touchstone Pictures. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi
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      fb1734921493: Awesome! One of the best alien movies I've ever seen
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
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      fb595080674: A faithless preacher's spiritual journey, disguised as an alien invasion movie. It works, for the most part.
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • johnsonalec42
      johnsonalec42: Suspenseful, intense, and enough to make you fear alien probing if you aren't already!
      Reviewed 27 days days ago
  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds (PG-13, 2005)

    Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins
    An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller,... read more freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in New Jersey, divorced from his first wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and estranged from his two children Rachel and Robbie (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin), of whom he has custody on weekends. On one such visitation, looking after the kids becomes a little more difficult when, after a series of strange lighting storms hit his neighborhood, Ray discovers that a fleet of death-ray robotic spaceships have emerged nearby, part of the first wave of an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Transporting his children from New York to Boston in an attempt to find safety at Mary Ann's parents' house, Ray must learn to become the protector and provider he never was in marriage. Also starring Tim Robbins, War of the Worlds was directed by Steven Spielberg, who had been planning the project for years, but set it aside until a wave of "alien invasion" films (led by Independence Day) had run its course. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb1287381604: A Remake but seeing this film u know what makes Spielberg so great. Tom Cruise is a fantastic actor
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
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      fb503113841: The war of the worlds is a pioneer alien invation story. A lot of movies have being inspired by this story and that is what makes it pr
      Reviewed 19 days days ago
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      fb595080674: act tapers off to a soft conclusion, but until then it's one of the most dazzling and entertaining alien invasion movies out there.
      Reviewed 59 days days ago
  • Battle: Los Angeles

    Battle: Los Angeles (PG-13, 2011)

    Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, Cory C. Hardrict, Jim Parrack
    For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world - Buenos Aires, Seoul,... read more France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before. -- (C) Sony
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      fb1287381604: I actually enjoyed this film thought was an interesting new premise and entry in to the Alien Invas
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb700438696: . Battle: LA is a typical "cliche" alien invasion film, it has all the same elements, not original and is a story with really no plot!
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb100003361708664: It's a military alien invasion film, it does what it says on the tin. Has Michelle Rodriguez in it, which I think is
      Reviewed 44 days days ago
  • Independence Day

    Independence Day (PG-13, 1996)

    Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch
    A group of intrepid humans attempts to save the Earth from vicious extraterrestrials in this extreme... read morely popular science-fiction adventure. Borrowing liberally from War of the Worlds, Aliens, and every sci-fi invasion film inbetween, director Roland Emmerich and producer and co-writer Dean Devlin present a visually slick, fast-paced adventure filled with expensive special effects and large-scale action sequences. The story begins with the approach of a series of massive spaceships, which many on Earth greet with open arms, looking forward to the first contact with alien life. Unfortunately, these extraterrestrials have not come in peace, and they unleash powerful weapons that destroy most of the world's major cities. Thrown into chaos, the survivors struggle to band together and put up a last-ditch resistance in order to save the human race. As this is a Hollywood film, this effort is led by a group of scrappy Americans, including a computer genius who had foreseen the alien's evil intent (Jeff Goldblum), a hot-shot jet pilot (Will Smith), and the President of the United States (Bill Pullman). While some critics objected to the film's lack of originality and lapses in logic, the combination of grand visual spectacle and crowd-pleasing storytelling proved irresistible to audiences, resulting in an international smash hit. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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      fb1935409: As far as alien invasion films go, this is one of the most entertaining. Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith are gre
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb595080674: cts, borderline cheesy patriotism, thrilling action sequences, and an excellent score to boot, this alien-invasion doomsday flick soars. This is the stuff summer movies are made of.
      Reviewed 31 days days ago
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      fb100000356259486: Love the bit where Will Smith gives the alien a swift right hook lol
      Reviewed 39 days days ago
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (PG, 1982)

    Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore
    Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. is a sci-fi adventure tha... read moret captures that strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities (some wonderful, some awful), and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups. Henry Thomas plays Elliott, a young boy living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Elliott often seems lonely and out of sorts, lost in his own world. One day, while looking for something in the back yard, he senses something mysterious in the woods watching him. And he's right: an alien spacecraft on a scientific mission mistakenly left behind an aging botanist who isn't sure how to get home. Eventually Elliott puts his fears aside and makes contact with the "little squashy guy," perhaps the least threatening alien invader ever to hit a movie screen. As Elliott tries to keep the alien under wraps and help him figure out a way to get home, he discovers that the creature can communicate with him telepathically. Soon they begin to learn from each other, and Elliott becomes braver and less threatened by life. E.T. rigs up a communication device from junk he finds around the house, but no one knows if he'll be rescued before a group of government scientists gets hold of him. In 2002, Steven Spielberg re-released E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in a revised edition, with several deleted scenes restored and digitally refurbished special effects. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb700438696: Most Beutiful Film about a kid and his ALIEN! Ever!!!! E.T is perfect
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb602063083: . Oh, and a friendly alien.
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
    • CrandyAndy
      CrandyAndy: period, this film is exceptionally well made and has a real heartfelt bond between the boy and the alien. A must see.
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind (PG, 1977)

    Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey
    Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fi... read morection adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Neary's wife and children are at first skeptical, then concerned, and eventually fearful, as Roy refuses to accept a "logical" explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his job, his home, and his family to pursue the "truth" about UFOs. Neary's obsession eventually puts him in contact with others who've had close encounters with alien spacecraft, including Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother whose son disappeared during her UFO experience, and Claude Lacombe (celebrated French filmmaker François Truffaut), a French researcher who believes that we can use a musical language to communicate with alien visitors. Lacombe's theory is put to the test when a band of government researchers and underground UFO enthusiasts (including Neary) join for an exchange with alien visitors near Devil's Tower, Wyoming. In 1980, a "Special Edition" was released. While its primary selling point was the addition of scenes inside the alien spaceship, Spielberg claimed that he also cleaned up some choppy editing in the second act. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb1669945646: . richard dreyfuss becomes obessed with the alien visit before it ever happens. when it finally happens at the end it was nice of the director
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • musicmegafan011
      musicmegafan011: . There is no way someone sat there and digitally constructed an actual alien spaceship... It's gotta be real! Beautiful film... What happened to Neary's family though!?
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb100000119075484: There are a lot of alien invasion movies out there, and each one of them have different interpertations on aliens invad
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
  • Skyline

    Skyline (PG-13, 2010)

    Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins
    A series of blindingly bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the ci... read morety while luring them to an uncertain fate in this sci-fi thriller from sibling filmmakers Greg and Colin Strause. As speculation regarding the origin of the mysterious lights runs rampant, a Los Angeles entrepreneur (Donald Faison), his best friend, Jarrod (Eric Balfour), and Jarrod's frightened girlfriend (Scottie Thompson) struggle to resist temptation as they seek out the source of the luminous threat. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • bendoyly
      bendoyly: n by threatening to thrust straight into action only to lead into a pointless flashback in time pre alien attack. The acting is ok but storyline pretty non existent and character building terrible. Th
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • tonyguyan
      tonyguyan: you can Monopolise the Alien Genre & pretty much have the attack solely on American soil! Yet again aliens attack Earth & yet again it's an American city, Los Angeles this time (again!). There is a to
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
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      fb623795494: Ooh, scary alien abduction! Its about a bunch of people watching alien abduction happening live through their l
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
  • Super 8

    Super 8 (PG-13, 2011)

    Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich
    In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash wh... read moreile making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined. -- (C) Official Site
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      fb100001957676097: tron legacy the lens flares appear random times wich it's annoying but the acting was great and the alien looks like the cloverfield monster and the train crash was cool this is new my favorite j.j. a
      Reviewed 51 days days ago
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      fb100001259614257: A entertaining and modern spin on classic alien/disaster movies, that just goes to show that if the writing is good an the characters are inte
      Reviewed 53 days days ago
    • Galeocerdo
      Galeocerdo: er character was an unnecessary plot device, the attempt to forge a last-minute connection with the alien was the wrong choice, and in the end, it should have been about more than coming together to w
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
  • Knowing

    Knowing (PG-13, 2009)

    Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury, Ben Mendelsohn, Lara Robinson
    A time capsule containing a cryptic message about the coming apocalypse sends a concerned father on ... read morea race to prevent the horrific events from unfolding as predicted in this sci-fi thriller directed by Alex Proyas (Dark City) and starring Nicolas Cage. 1958: As the dedication ceremony for a newly constructed elementary school gets under way, a time capsule containing student drawings of the future is buried on the grounds and scheduled to be unearthed on the school's 50th anniversary. Instead of submitting a drawing, however, one little girl scribbles a series of seemingly random numbers on her paper before it is buried. Fifty years later, the time capsule is unearthed for a new generation of students to examine. Young Caleb Koestler (Chandler Canterbury) is one of those students. The mysterious sequence of numbers falling into his possession, Caleb takes the paper to his father, Professor John Koestler (Cage), for examination. Studying the numbers, Professor Koestler soon discovers that they aren't random at all, but an encoded message containing the precise dates, death tolls, and coordinates of every major disaster since the time capsule was buried. Not only that, but the document also indicates that there will be three more such events, the last of which indicates a doomsday scenario that appears directly tied to Professor Koestler and Caleb. His desperate plea to authorities falling on deaf ears, Professor Koestler realizes that his only hope for preventing more lives from being lost is to take personal action. Though the author of the prophecies is no longer living, Professor Koestler is eventually able to track down her daughter Diana Wayland (Rose Byrne), and granddaughter Abby, who reluctantly agree to aid in the investigation. As the final date on the list draws near, Professor Koestler enters into a frantic race against time to prevent destruction on a global scale, in the process realizing that in order to save millions of lives, he may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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