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Theme: Alien Possession

Alien Possession is similar to the Possession Film in which a human being is inhabited by another force. In this case, the possessing force is alien in nature as opposed to a demonic or supernatural agency.

Alien possession occurs when aliens take control of human bodies or minds. Frequently the purpose of doing so is part of an Alien Invasion so that they can pass unnoticed amongst humans. In some examples, the invasion involves mass possession of the populace. Sometimes it can be more innocently to visit or explore this world.

Other forms of alien possession can include parasitic organisms that take control of a body, most memorably in the case of the chestburster in Alien (1979) – these are more properly covered under Parasites. In other examples, aliens are known to take control of the dead or else be able to hop between bodies.

See also Body Snatchers for aliens that replicate and mimic human form.


The Astronaut’s Wife (1999)

28 August 199920 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Alien Possession

Director: Rand Ravich
Actors: Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Beast With a Million Eyes (1955)

23 September 202012 October 2022

Rating: ★★½

Alien Invader/Animals Amok

Director: David Kramarsky
Actors: Paul Birch, Dick Sargent, Chester Conklin
Category: Science Fiction

Before We Vanish (2017)

27 January 20202 November 2021

Rating: ★★★

Japanese Alien Invasion Film

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Hasegawa
Category: Science Fiction

Blasted (2022)

29 January 202429 January 2024

Rating: ★★

Laser Tag Team vs Alien Invaders Comedy

Director: Martin Sofiedal
Actors: Axel Bøyum, Fredrik Skogsrud, Andre Sørum, Mathias Luppichini, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Block Island Sound (2020)

31 October 20219 April 2024

Rating: ★★★

Mysterious Happenings in a Bay

Director: The McManus Brothers, Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Actors: Chris Sheffield, Michaela McManus, Jim Cummings (ii), Neville Archambault, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Box (2009)

14 November 200930 June 2025

Rating: ★

Mysterious Stranger Offers Couple a Terrible Choice

Director: Richard Kelly
Actors: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Holmes Osborne, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)

11 November 20004 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Possession by Evil Alien Brain

Director: Nathan Juran
Actors: John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Werner Erhard, Thomas B. Henry, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Cape Canaveral Monsters (1960)

31 August 20161 April 2021

Rating: ★

Alien Invaders Sabotage the Space Mission

Director: Phil Tucker
Actors: Jason Johnson, Katherine Victor
Category: Science Fiction

The Cat (1992)

13 August 200029 April 2021

Rating: ★★

Cop vs Aliens/Hong Kong Action

Director: Ngai Kai Lam
Actors: Gloria Yip, Philip Kwok
Category: Science Fiction

Dark Breed (1995)

27 January 20114 May 2021

Rating: ★

Action Film/Alien Possession

Director: Richard Pepin
Actors: Jack Scalia, Lance LeGault, Jonathan Banks, Felton Perry, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dark Metropolis (2010)

31 December 201011 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Dystopia of Genetically Engineered Superhumans

Director: Stewart St. John
Actors: Eric Scott Woods, Bailey Chase, Kristy Hulsander, Pamela Clay, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)

11 September 19996 March 2025

Rating: ★

The Devil in Outer Space

Director: D.J. Webster
Actors: Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel, John Diehl, Alan Blumenfeld, …
Category: Science Fiction

Doom: Annihilation (2019)

6 October 20193 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation/Labyrinth of Monsters

Director: Tony Giglio
Actors: Amy Manson, Dominic Mafham, Luke Allen-Gale, James Weber Brown, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dreamcatcher (2003)

27 March 200327 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Alien Parasite Invasion/Stephen King Adaptation

Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: Thomas Jane, Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Timothy Olyphant, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Dustwalker (2019)

6 September 202017 May 2022

Rating: ★★

Aliens Create Zombies in the Australian Outback

Director: Sandra Sciberras
Actors: Jolene Anderson, Stef Dawson, Richard Davies, Cassandra McGrath, …
Category: Science Fiction

Fried Barry (2020)

29 August 202229 August 2022

Rating: ★★

Man Inhabited by an Alien

Director: Ryan Kruger
Actors: Gary Green, Chantelle de Jager, Bianka Hartenstein, Jonathan Pienaar, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ghosts of Mars (2001)

26 August 20016 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Resurrected Spirits on Mars

Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Joanna Cassidy, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Hidden (1987)

2 February 200311 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Body-Hopping Alien

Director: Jack Sholder
Actors: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian, Clarence Felder, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Hidden II (1994)

16 December 200919 July 2021

Rating: ½

Body-Hopping Alien

Director: Seth Pinsker
Actors: Rafael Sbarge, Kate Hodge
Category: Science Fiction

Howard the Duck (1986)

19 June 200016 September 2021

Rating: 0­

Talking Alien Duck/Comic Book Adaptation

Director: Willard Huyck
Actors: Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones, Jordan Prentice, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Human Duplicators (1965)

14 September 201612 November 2024

Rating: ★

Android Takeover Plot/Alien Invasion

Director: Hugo Grimaldi
Actors: Richard Kiel, George Nader, Hugh Beaumont, Richard Arlen
Category: Science Fiction

Immortal (ad vitam) (2004)

14 December 20104 July 2024

Rating: ★★½

Future New York/Ancient Egyptian Gods Return

Director: Enki Bilal
Actors: Linda Hardy, Thomas Krestchmann, Charlotte Rampling, Frederic Pierrot, …
Category: Science Fiction

Inseminoid (1981)

7 June 200117 December 2024

Rating: ★

Alien Impregnation

Director: Norman J. Warren
Actors: Judy Geeson, Stephanie Beacham, Victoria Tennant, Robin Clarke, …
Category: Science Fiction

Invasion of Alien Bikini (2011)

17 October 20114 May 2019

Rating: ★★★

Gonzo Alien Seduction/South Korean Comedy

Director: Oh Young Doo
Actors: Hong Youngguen, Eun-Jung Ha
Category: Science Fiction

Killdozer (1974)

30 March 20162 April 2021

Rating: ★★

Alien-Possessed Bulldozer

Director: Jerry London
Actors: Clint Walker, Neville Brand, Robert Urich, James Wainwright
Category: Science Fiction

Killer Tongue (1996)

14 April 200110 March 2022

Rating: ★

Possessed Tongue/Gonzo Monster Movie

Director: Alberto Sciamma
Actors: Melinda Clarke, Robert Englund, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Danny Edwards
Category: Horror

Kronos (1957)

1 February 20223 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Alien Energy-Devouring Machine

Director: Kurt Neumann
Actors: Jeff Morrow, John Emery, George O'Hanlon, Morris Ankrum
Category: Science Fiction

Monolith (1994)

19 January 200119 November 2020

Rating: ★½

Cops vs Body-Hopping Alien

Director: John Eyres
Actors: Bill Paxton, Lindsay Frost, John Hurt, Louis Gossett Jr, …
Category: Science Fiction

Murdercycle (1998)

9 February 20015 August 2021

Rating: ★★½

Alien-Possessed Motorcycle

Director: Tom Callaway
Actors: Charles Wesley, Cassandra Ellis, William Vogt, David A.R. White, …
Category: Science Fiction

Planet of the Vampires (1965)

26 February 200113 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Mysterious Planet/Alien Possessed Dead

Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Barry Sullivan, Angel Aranda, Evi Marandi
Category: Science Fiction

The Quatermass Experiment (2005)

31 October 200521 March 2023

Rating: ★★★

Mutating Astronaut

Director: Sam Miller
Actors: Jason Flemyng, Adrian Dunbar, David Tennant, Mark Gatiss, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

2 February 200122 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Mutating Astronaut

Director: Val Guest
Actors: Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth, Thora Hird, Gordon Jackson
Category: Science Fiction

Supernova (2000)

15 January 20002 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Spaceship Rescues Mutated Killer

Director: Walter Hill
Actors: James Spader, Angela Bassett, Peter Facinelli, Robin Tunney, …
Category: Science Fiction

War of the Satellites (1958)

11 June 202028 September 2023

Rating: ★★½

Aliens Sabotage Space Launches

Director: Roger Corman
Actors: Dick Miller, Richard Devon, Susan Cabot, Robert Shayne, …
Category: Science Fiction

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

7 September 201910 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Simon Kinberg
Actors: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, …
Category: Science Fiction

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