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The best alien movies

Whether they come in peace or not, aliens make for brilliant movie nights. This list goes from the terror of Alien to the warmth of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and the thoughtful wonder of Arrival. Pick your mood and keep looking up.

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52 movies

  1. Alien poster Alien1979
  2. Aliens poster Aliens1986
  3. Prometheus poster Prometheus2012
  4. Alien: Romulus poster Alien: Romulus2024
  5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
  6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977
  7. Arrival poster Arrival2016
  8. Independence Day poster Independence Day1996
  9. The Thing poster The Thing1982
  10. Predator poster Predator1987
  11. Prey poster Prey2022
  12. District 9 poster District 92009
  13. War of the Worlds poster War of the Worlds2005
  14. Signs poster Signs2002
  15. Men in Black poster Men in Black1997
  16. Men in Black 3 poster Men in Black 32012
  17. Edge of Tomorrow poster Edge of Tomorrow2014
  18. A Quiet Place poster A Quiet Place2018
  19. A Quiet Place Part II poster A Quiet Place Part II2021
  20. Avatar poster Avatar2009
  21. Avatar: The Way of Water poster Avatar: The Way of Water2022
  22. Nope poster Nope2022
  23. Super 8 poster Super 82011
  24. Starship Troopers poster Starship Troopers1997
  25. They Live poster They Live1988
  26. Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster Invasion of the Body Snatchers1978
  27. Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956
  28. The War of the Worlds poster The War of the Worlds1953
  29. The Day the Earth Stood Still poster The Day the Earth Stood Still1951
  30. The Thing from Another World poster The Thing from Another World1951
  31. Contact poster Contact1997
  32. The Abyss poster The Abyss1989
  33. Starman poster Starman1984
  34. Galaxy Quest poster Galaxy Quest1999
  35. Paul poster Paul2011
  36. The World's End poster The World's End2013
  37. Attack the Block poster Attack the Block2011
  38. Mars Attacks! poster Mars Attacks!1996
  39. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy poster The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005
  40. Pacific Rim poster Pacific Rim2013
  41. Pitch Black poster Pitch Black2000
  42. Enemy Mine poster Enemy Mine1985
  43. Cocoon poster Cocoon1985
  44. Flight of the Navigator poster Flight of the Navigator1986
  45. Under the Skin poster Under the Skin2014
  46. Annihilation poster Annihilation2018
  47. The Man Who Fell to Earth poster The Man Who Fell to Earth1976
  48. Village of the Damned poster Village of the Damned1960
  49. Quatermass and the Pit poster Quatermass and the Pit1967
  50. The Blob poster The Blob1988
  51. Fire in the Sky poster Fire in the Sky1993
  52. No One Will Save You poster No One Will Save You2023

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