30 Alien Movies to Watch for Sci-Fi, Invasions, and First Contact
A sci-fi list for alien movie fans, including invasions, creature horror, first contact, space mysteries, and blockbuster action. Browse summaries, ratings, trailers, and watch-provider links.
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Alien
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 attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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2Movie
Aliens
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
3Movie
Alien³
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
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4MovieAlien Resurrection
1997★ 6.2
5MoviePrometheus
2012★ 6.6
6MovieAlien: Covenant
2017★ 6.2
7MovieAlien: Romulus
2024★ 7.2
8MoviePredator
1987★ 7.6
9MoviePredators
2010★ 6.3
10MoviePrey
2022★ 7.7
11MovieThe Thing
1982★ 8.1
12MovieArrival
2016★ 7.6
13MovieDistrict 9
2009★ 7.5
14MovieIndependence Day
1996★ 6.9
15MovieClose Encounters of the Third Kind
1977★ 7.4
16MovieE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982★ 7.5
17MovieWar of the Worlds
2005★ 6.6
18MovieSigns
2002★ 6.7
19MovieCloverfield
2008★ 6.7
20MovieEdge of Tomorrow
2014★ 7.6
21MovieA Quiet Place
2018★ 7.4
22MovieNo One Will Save You
2023★ 6.7
23MovieThe Tomorrow War
2021★ 7.5
24MovieLife
2017★ 6.5
25MovieAnnihilation
2018★ 6.4
26MovieMen in Black
1997★ 7.2
27MovieMars Attacks!
1996★ 6.4
28MovieContact
1997★ 7.4
29MovieUnder the Skin
2014★ 6.1
30MovieThe Day the Earth Stood Still
1951★ 7.5
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A sci-fi list for alien movie fans, including invasions, creature horror, first contact, space mysteries, and blockbuster action. Browse summaries, ratings, trailers, and watch-provider links.
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