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1. Resident Alien (2021– )
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A crash-landed alien takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth.
Stars: Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund
Votes: 60,818
2. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,656 | Gross: $435.11M
3. American Dad! (2005– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The escapades of Stan Smith, a conservative C.I.A. Agent dealing with family life, and keeping America safe.
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 136,320
4. Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two potheads wake up after a night of partying and cannot remember where they parked their car.
Director: Danny Leiner | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff
Votes: 145,842 | Gross: $46.73M
5. They Live (1988)
R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower
Votes: 145,527 | Gross: $13.01M
6. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 211,740 | Gross: $145.79M
7. Men in Black: International (2019)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The MIB tackle a mole in their organization.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson
Votes: 147,074 | Gross: $80.00M
8. ALF (1986–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen
Votes: 39,145
9. Solar Opposites (2020– )
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A family of aliens move to middle America, where they debate whether life is better there or on their home planet.
Stars: Thomas Middleditch, Sean Giambrone, Mary Mack, Sagan McMahan
Votes: 30,714
10. 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: 50,758 | Gross: $16.30M
11. Masters of the Universe (1987)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The heroic warrior He-Man battles against the evil lord Skeletor and his armies of darkness for control of Castle Grayskull.
Director: Gary Goddard | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty
Votes: 44,311 | Gross: $17.34M
12. The Dead Don't Die (2019)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits
Votes: 85,437 | Gross: $6.56M
13. The Blob (1988)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature.
Director: Chuck Russell | Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 43,526 | Gross: $8.25M
14. Mac and Me (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary, Lauren Stanley
Votes: 14,523 | Gross: $6.42M
15. Supergirl (1984)
PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow
Votes: 24,031 | Gross: $13.60M
16. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,330 | Gross: $10.62M
17. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
R | 139 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.
Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Buck Henry
Votes: 28,681 | Gross: $0.10M
18. The War of the Worlds (2019)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, History, Sci-Fi
In London during the Edwardian era, George and Amy's attempt to start a life together is interrupted by a Martian invasion of Earth.
Stars: Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle, Rupert Graves
Votes: 10,038
19. Beach Babes from Beyond (1993)
R | 75 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Three intergalactic beauties beam down off the California coast and have close encounters with three local beach boys.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Joe Estevez, Don Swayze, Joey Travolta, Burt Ward
Votes: 1,221
20. It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Approved | 81 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Joe Sawyer
Votes: 11,053
21. My Favorite Martian (1963–1966)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
An exoanthropologist from the planet Mars, stranded on Earth, is rescued by Tim O'Hara, a newspaper reporter who introduces the Martian to his friends and the authorities as his uncle Martin.
Stars: Ray Walston, Bill Bixby, Pamela Britton, Alan Hewitt
Votes: 2,995
22. Invader ZIM (2001–2006)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.
Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn
Votes: 22,603
23. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan
Votes: 27,732 | Gross: $13.85M
24. Psycho Goreman (2020)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
After unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding.
Director: Steven Kostanski | Stars: Nita-Josée Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber, Steven Vlahos
Votes: 15,100
25. Sputnik (2020)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The lone survivor of an enigmatic spaceship incident hasn't returned home alone - hiding inside his body is a dangerous creature.
Director: Egor Abramenko | Stars: Oksana Akinshina, Fedor Bondarchuk, Pyotr Fyodorov, Anton Vasilev
Votes: 27,264
26. TerrorVision (1986)
R | 85 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
"TerrorVision" is a 1986 horror / science fiction movie; telling the tale of when a family's new satellite television system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Diane Franklin, Mary Woronov, Gerrit Graham, Chad Allen
Votes: 7,771 | Gross: $0.32M
27. Evils of the Night (1985)
R | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Vacationing teens are systematically kidnapped and taken to a strange, rural hospital, run by a mysterious group that needs their blood.
Director: Mardi Rustam | Stars: Neville Brand, Aldo Ray, Tina Louise, John Carradine
Votes: 1,826
28. Steven Universe Future (2019–2020)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
The series focuses on the aftermath of the events of Steven Universe, where humans and Gems coexist in harmony after the end of the war between the Crystal Gems and Homeworld.
Stars: Zach Callison, Deedee Magno, Estelle, Michaela Dietz
Votes: 4,772
29. Killer Tongue (1996)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi, Horror
This horror story involves a woman hiding out with four pastel colored poodles in a desert gas station with the loot from a heist while her boy friend does prison time. A meteorite crashes ... See full summary »
Director: Alberto Sciamma | Stars: Melinda Clarke, Jason Durr, Mapi Galán, Mabel Karr
Votes: 1,339
30. Meatballs Part II (1984)
PG | 87 min | Comedy
Second in the series of Meatball movies. A group of kids attempt to save a summer camp that's a financial failure.
Director: Ken Wiederhorn | Stars: Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards
Votes: 2,836 | Gross: $5.41M
31. Femalien (1996)
R | 89 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
A race of extraterrestrials has evolved to exist only as beams of light. Having no physical experience in their collective memory, they send Kara to Earth to experience as many sensations as possible.
Director: Cybil Richards | Stars: Jacqueline Lovell, Matt Shue, Kurt Sinclair, Venesa Talor
Votes: 1,087
32. Tenchi Muyo! (1992–2005)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Every man needs a good woman. Tenchi Masaki has six.
Stars: Fernanda Baronne, Flavia Fontenelle, Matt K. Miller, Mona Marshall
Votes: 2,238
33. Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
92 min | Horror, Comedy
Six scientists investigate a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier that took the lives of 18 guests in one night.
Director: Ray Cameron | Stars: Kenny Everett, Vincent Price, Pamela Stephenson, Gareth Hunt
Votes: 2,764
34. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Aliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack.
Director: James Fargo | Stars: Pia Zadora, Craig Sheffer, Tom Nolan, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 1,572
35. Mr. Villain's Day Off (2024– )
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy
The general of an evil army trying to conquer Earth spends his days off enjoying the worthwhile things about Earth.
Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Hiiro Ishibashi, Hibiku Yamamura, Sôma Saitô
Votes: 206
36. Kid Cosmic (2021–2022)
TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
A young boy who dreams of becoming a hero, stumbles across some cosmic stones of power. His dreams appear to have come true.
Stars: Bennett Abara, Lily Rose Silver, Keith Ferguson, Fred Tatasciore
Votes: 1,737
37. The Powers of Matthew Star (1982–1983)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The adventures of high-school student Matthew Star, who is actually a superpowered alien Prince from another world.
Stars: Peter Barton, Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Steel, James Karen
Votes: 532
38. Femalien 2: The Search for Kara (1998)
R | 92 min | Sci-Fi
Two aliens come to Earth to seek their missing comrade, Kara.
Director: Cybil Richards | Stars: Venesa Talor, Bethany Lorraine, Josh Edwards, Damien Wells
Votes: 727
39. End of the World (1977)
PG | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
Director: John Hayes | Stars: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Dean Jagger
Votes: 1,205
40. Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979)
84 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Police gets a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be all right. Suddenly, an avalanche cuts them out from the rest of the world, and strange things are going to happen.
Director: Grigori Kromanov | Stars: Uldis Pucitis, Jüri Järvet, Lembit Peterson, Mikk Mikiver
Votes: 1,660
41. The Love Factor (1969)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A race of sexy women from Angvia, a planet in another dimension, comes to Earth to kidnap women to repopulate their planet.
Director: Michael Cort | Stars: James Robertson Justice, Charles Hawtrey, Robin Hawdon, Anna Gaël
Votes: 1,023
42. Alpha Code (2020)
97 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Johana, a woman with no past, is hiding from a UN Agent Bowie, a head of secret space program. On her run she meets Martin and with help of Bowie's ex-colleague Lance they both help Martin to find his half alien daughter.
Director: Keoni Waxman | Stars: Bren Foster, Denise Richards, Randy Couture, Marek Vasut
Votes: 1,108
43. Remote Control (1988)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over Earth by brain-washing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friend must find a way to stop the aliens before... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Deborah Goodrich, Christopher Wynne, Frank Beddor
Votes: 1,143
44. Stitch! (2008–2015)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Comedy, Family
Follows a girl named Yuuna and her adventures with a mysterious space alien on an island off the coast of Japan.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Motoko Kumai, Yûji Mitsuya, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 363
45. Pajama Party (1964)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Sent to Earth to prepare for an invasion, a Martian scout lands amidst a swim party and tries to convince everyone that he really is who he says.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Harvey Lembeck
Votes: 1,298
46. Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jesse, an alien exiled to Earth, finds himself in Los Angeles. His only companion is a floating, orb-shaped robotic parole officer named Control. Doomed to stay on Earth until Jesse can ... See full summary »
Stars: Martin Kove, Danny Mann, Brad Koepenick, Kent Stoddard
Votes: 417
47. Superlopez (2018)
108 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Juan López, an ordinary and anonymous office worker, decides to expose his superpowers to turn into the first Spanish superhero: Superlópez.
Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera | Stars: Dani Rovira, Alexandra Jiménez, Julián López, Maribel Verdú
Votes: 4,203
48. Beach Babes 2: Cave Girl Island (1995)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Xena, Luna, and Sola leave Malibu but return to earth unexpectedly when Xena sneezes and crash lands them on a desert isle. After being threatened by dinosaurs and having a few close ... See full summary »
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Roxanne Blaze, Tina Lawrence, Stephanie Hudson, Rodrigo Botero
Votes: 482
49. 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
50. 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: 1,459