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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 949,181 | Gross: $78.90M
2. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
Votes: 493,256 | Gross: $659.68M
3. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,385,424 | Gross: $760.51M
4. Life (I) (2017)
R | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada
Votes: 253,484 | Gross: $30.23M
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: 145,244 | Gross: $13.01M
6. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,423 | Gross: $11.60M
7. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,668
8. Europa Report (2013)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 75,457 | Gross: $0.13M
9. Risen (2021)
109 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area.
Director: Eddie Arya | Stars: Zahlee Moore, Izzy Bridger, Lily Brown Griffiths, Dominic Stone
Votes: 3,168
10. 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: 27,714 | Gross: $13.85M
11. Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A follow-up to the film Iron Sky (2012) in which Nazis plan to take over the world after lying dormant in a secret military base on the moon.
Director: Timo Vuorensola | Stars: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Julia Dietze
Votes: 11,736
12. The Event (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a man goes looking for his missing girlfriend, he stumbles upon a government conspiracy that is bigger than the President himself.
Stars: Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Ian Anthony Dale, Zeljko Ivanek
Votes: 26,576
13. Immanence (2022)
92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Radio astronomers discover a mysterious signal in the deep sea that could be contact with extraterrestrials. After several terrifying manifestations threaten their beliefs, the team must fight to survive the ultimate evil.
Director: Kerry Bellessa | Stars: Michael Beach, Anthony Ruivivar, Summer Bellessa, Eugene Byrd
Votes: 1,414
14. The Phantom Planet (1961)
Unrated | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
Director: William Marshall | Stars: Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, Anthony Dexter, Francis X. Bushman
Votes: 3,317
15. Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing (2017)
3 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw repairs David on an abandoned Engineer vessel as they continue their search for humanity's creators.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace
Votes: 5,474
16. Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Mankind is dying. Only one man can do anything about it, Space Captain Harlock, but the Gaia Coalition will stop at nothing to end him.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Yû Aoi, Jessica Boone, Ayano Fukuda, Arata Furuta
Votes: 12,874
17. They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
Unrated | 85 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Scientists investigating an unusual meteor shower in a rural field are possessed by an alien force bent on an ulterior purpose.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Robert Hutton, Jennifer Jayne, Zia Mohyeddin, Bernard Kay
Votes: 2,039
18. Alien Planet (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,665
19. Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A long-awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed full-throttle splatter sci-fi action horror "Meatball Machine".
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Tomori Abe, Kensuke Ashihara, Satoshi Eishima, Goki
Votes: 610
20. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
88 min | Documentary
In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Melissa Ricci, Christopher Goh
Votes: 5,545
21. Cuarto milenio (2005– )
120 min | Documentary, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A team of journalists looking for supernatural.
Stars: Iker Jiménez, Carmen Porter, Pablo Villarrubia, Luis Álvarez
Votes: 177
22. Lauras Stern (2004)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Family
An adolescent girl and her toddler brother, find a star that has actually fallen to earth, that turns out to be living being...complete with cosmic powers
Directors: Piet De Rycker, Thilo Rothkirch | Stars: Céline Vogt, Sandro Iannotta, Maximilian Artajo, Brit Gülland
Votes: 774
23. Moscow: Cassiopea (1974)
85 min | Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Several children go to a lifelong space mission to Cassiopeia because they don't want to go to school.
Director: Richard Viktorov | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vasiliy Merkurev, Lev Durov, Yuriy Medvedev
Votes: 909
24. The Last Push (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
When a tragic accident cuts short the first manned mission to explore life on the moons of Jupiter, Michael Forrest must make the 3 year journey home to Earth in pure solitude.
Director: Eric Hayden | Stars: Khary Payton, Lance Henriksen, Brian Baumgartner, James Madio
Votes: 1,847
25. The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-Up (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History, News
The Hidden Hand is a controversial Award-winning documentary that explores the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth. The film takes a keen look at a spectrum of topics ... See full summary »
Director: James Carman | Stars: Tristan Layton, Richard Dolan, Whitley Strieber, Robert Dean
Votes: 348
26. Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey (2002– )
390 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Professor Daiba unleashes an ancient horror from it's sleeping chamber. The crew members of the Arcadia set sail to stop it as well as have Tadashi Daiba meet Captain Harlcok.
Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Tomokazu Seki, Kari Wahlgren, Barbara Goodson
Votes: 324
27. Arcadia of My Youth: Infinite Course SSX (1982–1983)
26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Aliens conquer earth and enslave the human race, all hope for freedom is abandoned. But one man will not give up. Captain Harlock, A brave space pilot, leads the resistance and vows to... See full summary »
Stars: Yuriko Yamamoto, Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Satomi Majima
Votes: 301
28. UFO: They are already here (2022)
Documentary
Investigative documentary on the biggest ufological phenomena in the world, which have been happening each summer over the period 2000-2006 in Polish village Wylatowo.
Director: Beata Migas
Votes: 15
29. Curse of the Man Who Sees UFOs (2016)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Comedy, Mystery
Christo Roppolo claims to have been videotaping and communicating with UFOs around Monterey, CA for several years. He contacted filmmaker Justin Gaar in 2013 to begin creating a film about ... See full summary »
Director: Justin Gaar | Stars: Christo Roppolo, Dennis Deakin, Laurence Cefalu, Steve Cefalu
Votes: 302
30. The Extraordinary Journey of Celeste Garcia (2018)
92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Celeste is a widow living a tranquil, unadventurous existence in Havana, fulfilling her daily shifts as a tour guide at the local planetarium. One day when several "Cubans" mysteriously ... See full summary »
Director: Arturo Infante | Stars: María Isabel Díaz Lago, Faustino Pérez, Daisy Quintana, Omar Franco
Votes: 174
31. The Search for Life in Space (2016)
Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. With ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Amezdroz | Stars: Lisa Kaltenegger, Malcolm McDowell, Carl Sagan
Votes: 729
32. Supersonic Saucer (1956)
50 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A group of schoolchildren come upon an alien from Venus, and help him against a gang of criminals who are trying to kidnap him.
Director: Guy Fergusson | Stars: Marcia Manolescue, Gillian Harrison, Fella Edmonds, Andrew Motte-Harrison
Votes: 189
33. Of Stars and Men (1961)
53 min | Documentary, Animation
A unique documentary that uses animation and narration set to a classical music soundtrack to convey what science teaches us about matter, energy, space, time, and life and using this knowledge to ponder man's place in the universe.
Director: John Hubley | Stars: Harlow Shapley, Mark Hubley, Ray Hubley
Votes: 137
34. Etot fantasticheskiy mir (1979–1990)
Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
"This Fantastic World" is adapted for TV from science fiction novels and short stories. Each episode has one common theme and is presented by a Soviet cosmonaut.
Stars: Georgy Grechko, Viktor Sergachyov, Kirill Ageev, Rogvold Sukhoverko
Votes: 18
35. Data Limite segundo Chico Xavier (2014)
63 min | Documentary
Documentary about a revelations of Chico Xavier on the deadline of humanity and the new era that is to come.
Directors: Rebeca Casagrande, Fabio Medeiros, Juliano Pozati | Stars: Alberto Cardoso, Pope Francis, Divaldo Pereira Franco, Marcus V. Freitas
Votes: 208
36. Rutas del mas alla (2012–2014)
Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV
Rutas del Más Allá is a reality tv-series what exploring PSI recorded mainly at key points of Aragon and conducted by the filmmakers Isra Pineda and Isma Rubio, together looking for ... See full summary »
Stars: Isra Pineda, Ismael Rubio, Ivan Villegas, Ángel Briongos Martínez
Votes: 28
37. Future Wars (2004)
33 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Professor Kirk Williams is sent through the Timeportal and into the future.. Now he must battle the most ferocious creatures in the universe with his pipe, coat and a Walther PPK
Director: Fredrik Myklebust | Stars: Sven Veine, Trond-Ove Skrødal, Gudmund Saksvik, Trond Bjørnstad
Votes: 150
38. Who's Out There? (1975)
28 min | Documentary, Short
This 1975 NASA documentary narrated by the great Orson Welles delves into the possibilities of extraterrestrial life as gleaned from the results of planetary probes, interstellar discoveries and findings about the nature of life itself.
Stars: Orson Welles, Richard Berendzen, Ashley Montagu, Philip Morrison
Votes: 105
39. Paul Davies: More Big Questions (1997–1998)
26 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Stars: Phillip Adams, Paul Davies
Votes: 10
40. Spacing Out! (2012– )
News, Talk-Show
Bi-weekly hybrid talk/news web series exploring UFOs, space, the search for extraterrestrial life, and other mysteries of the universe. New episodes every other Friday.
Stars: Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, Ben Hansen, Ben McGee
41. Life Beyond Earth (1998 TV Movie)
Documentary
Stars: Timothy Ferris, Paul Butler, France Cordova, Freeman Dyson
Votes: 80
42. The Search for Life: The Drake Equation (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 59 min | Documentary
A look at the Drake equation, developed by Dr. Frank Drake as a way to think about the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy that could exist and communicate with us.
Director: Tim Usborne | Stars: Dallas Campbell, Frank Drake, Jill Tarter, Paul Davies
Votes: 193
43. My Father from Sirius (2016)
PG | 80 min | Documentary
Einari's childhood could have been like that of any other Finnish boy, but everything changed when his father was enlightened and started communicating with light beings from Outer Space.
Director: Einari Paakkanen | Stars: Einari Paakkanen, Veikko Paakkanen, Arja Paakkanen, Mika Västinen
Votes: 143
44. Abducted by a Female Alien with Red Eyes (2014)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Wait until you'll see my tongue.
Director: Rodrig Andrisan | Stars: Alina Andrisan, Fiorella Sarah Andrisan, Rodrig Andrisan
45. The Archivist (2011)
5 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
An astronaut returns from a mission to report.
Directors: Guillaume Berthoumieu, Marc Menneglier, Thomas Obrecht | Star: Jean-François Moran
Votes: 13
46. What Is the Most Exciting News on Extraterrestrials? (2016)
3 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Kelsey Adams, Eric Mack, Douglas Vakoch
47. Gyilkoló (2021)
8 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
After a spaceship lands on Earth and a killer alien deposits an explosive microchip, Leon - an employee of a space research center - and Kata - a member of Area 51 - team up to save humanity.
Director: Tóth Milán | Stars: Tóth Zoltán, Vámos Mária, Tóth Viktória, Gáti Mónika
Votes: 50
48. Paul Davies: The Big Questions (1995)
27 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Stars: Phillip Adams, Paul Davies
Votes: 10
49. Why Can't We See Evidence of Alien Life? (2012)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Andrew Park | Star: Chris Anderson
50. CyberMercs (1998 Video Game)
Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the year 2114, you must fight alien life-forms as a Cybernetic Mercenary.
Director: Inwhan Nam | Star: Hee Joo