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Theme: Alien Invasion

Alien invasion refers to stories about Earth being invaded by beings from elsewhere in the universe. Alien invasion can be in vast and overwhelming force that rains down mass destruction, or else it can be a small beachhead in an isolated locale, an insidious infiltration of the corridors of power, or psychological in nature. Aliens themselves can range from all manner of forms from humanoid to non-human, from Monsters and Robots to biological threats.

The genre began on the literary page with H.G. Wells’ classic The War of the Worlds (1898), which defined the essential tropes of humanity being crushed by an overwhelming force majeure from space, the struggle for survival and attempts to fight back.

The first screen alien invaders appeared in Serials of the 1940s but these were little more than mundane gangsters. The great alien invader era of the 1950s began with The Thing from Another World (1951), which offered a sole alien monster amok in an Arctic base. The genre was kicked into high gear with George Pal’s modernised adaptation of The War of the Worlds (1953). This was followed by a deluge of alien invasion films, which became one of the predominant themes of the 1950s Golden Age of Science-Fiction in Hollywood and to a lesser extent the UK.

Some of the best alien invader films of the era were various Body Snatchers films beginning with It Came from Outer Space (1953) and including the classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) wherein aliens came to steal human bodies or control minds, representing a paranoid, insidious threat that came from within, stealing all semblance of humanity but for the emotions.

The alien invader was always a stand in for anxiety about the unknown, in some cases the aliens standing in for fears of the existential threat offered by the Soviet Union and Communism. This began to change in the 1960s with tv shows like The Twilight Zone (1959-63) and Star Trek (1966-9) showing that things were sometimes more subtle and ambiguous than we thought at first glance. By the 1980s with the success of films like Star Wars (1977) and E.T. – The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the alien was cute, cuddly or just an ugly mug in a bar.

The popularity of the alien invader fad died away by the end of the 1950s, although still produced copies for many years after. The genre underwent a revival in the 1970s/80s SF boom, which saw remakes of a number of 1950s works as well as a series of Deliberately Bad Films and Films With Deliberately Ridiculous Titles that spoofed the titles, cheesiness and technical shortcomings of the earlier films.

In the 1990s, Independence Day (1996), brought a revival of the alien invasion genre conducted with big budget displays of Mass Destruction. TV’s The X Files (1996-2002) bought a revival of paranoia themes and fear of infiltration by body snatchers and others.

The alien invasion film of the 2000s onwards has seen new directions in terms of the Found Footage Film or Young Adult works. The greater ease and availability of CGI effects has produced a number of low and medium budget works. These tend to be low-key in scale and/or focused on survival during an invasion.


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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

19 March 201611 June 2025

Rating: ★★★

Trapped in a Survival Shelter/Mysterious Catastrophe

Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Actors: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr
Category: Science Fiction

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

9 August 200124 October 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Monster

Director: Nathan Juran
Actors: William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Thomas Browne Henry, Frank Puglia, …
Category: Science Fiction

2025 Armageddon (2022)

7 April 202528 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion/The Asylum Crossover

Director: Michael Su
Actors: Michael Paré, Jhey Castles, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Philip Botello, …
Category: Science Fiction

The 5th Wave (2016)

31 January 201617 May 2022

Rating: ★

Alien Invasion/Young Adult

Director: J. Blakeson
Actors: Chloe Grace Moretz, Alex Roe, Nick Robinson, Liev Schreiber, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)

16 April 199910 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Funky Inventor Hero vs Alien Invaders

Director: W.D. Richter
Actors: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, …
Category: Science Fiction

AE: Apocalypse Earth (2013)

19 January 201410 December 2020

Rating: ★

The Asylum Mockbuster/Planetary Adventure

Director: Thunder Levin
Actors: Adrian Paul, Richard Grieco, Bali Rodriguez, Gary Hawks, …
Category: Science Fiction

Age of Tomorrow (2014)

29 October 201524 June 2025

Rating: ★½

The Asylum Mockbuster/Alien Invasion

Director: James Kondelik
Actors: Kelly Hu, Robert Picardo, Lane Townsend, Matt Mercer
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Abduction (2005)

27 May 200729 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Hospital for Alien Abductees

Director: Eric Forsberg
Actors: Megan Lee Ethridge, Jilon Ghai, Robert James, Claudia Katz, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Alien Agenda: Endangered Species (1997)

22 May 200131 March 2024

Rating: ★★★

Alien Takeover Anthology

Director: Ron Ford, Kevin J. Lindenmuth, Tim Ritter
Actors: Debbie Rochon, Joel D. Wynkoop
Category: Science Fiction

The Alien Agenda: Out of the Darkness (1996)

22 May 20015 March 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Takeover Anthology

Director: Kevin J. Lindenmuth, Mick McCleery
Actors: Scooter McRae, Mick McCleery, Sasha Graham, John Collins, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Alien Agenda: Under the Skin (1997)

22 May 200125 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Alien Takeover Anthology

Director: Kevin J. Lindenmuth, Tom Vollmann, Ron Ford, Mike Legge
Actors: Conrad Brooks, Arthur Lundquist
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Conquest (2021)

4 February 20254 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Alien Invasion/Modernised The War of the Worlds Adaptation

Director: Mario N. Bonassin
Actors: Emily Killian, Anthony Jensen, Tom Sizemore, Michael Devorzon, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alien from the Deep (1989)

9 June 200325 June 2025

Rating: ★

Alien Monster

Director: Antonio Margheriti
Actors: Charles Napier, Luciano Pigozzi
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Invasion (2023)

27 February 202527 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Alien Nasty

Director: Fred Searle
Actors: Sarah T. Cohen, Amber Doig-Thorne, May Kelly, Benjamin Colbourne, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 (2017)

31 January 2022

Rating: ★★

Earth in the Aftermath of an Alien Invasion

Director: Christian Pasquariello
Actors: Iwan Rheon, Andre M. Hennicke, Tim Williams, Norman Reedus
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Outbreak (2020)

9 October 20209 October 2020

Rating: ★★★

Alien Invasion/Mass Insanity Outbreak

Director: Neil Rowe
Actors: Katherine Drake, Ritchie Crane, Philip Alexander Baker, Michael Terry, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Trespass (2009)

12 September 20092 February 2021

Rating: ★★★

1950s SF Homage

Director: R.W. Goodwin
Actors: Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Dan Lauria, Robert Patrick, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alien Uprising (2012)

2 April 20146 July 2019

Rating: ★

Alien Invasion

Director: Dominic Burns
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sean Pertwee, Sean Brosnan, Maya Grant, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alienate (2016)

21 September 20176 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion

Director: Michael Shumway
Actors: Blake Webb, Tatum Langton, Jaclyn Hales, Jack Diamond, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alienoid (2022)

11 November 202411 November 2024

Rating: ★★

South Korean Time-Hopping SF Action

Director: Dong Hoon-choi
Actors: Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri, Choi Yu-ri, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024)

11 November 202411 November 2024

Rating: ★★

South Korean Time-Hopping SF Action

Director: Dong Hoon-choi
Actors: Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Lee Hanee, Kim Woo-bin, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Aliens Are Coming (1980)

17 February 20142 February 2021

Rating: ★

Alien Invasion

Director: Harvey Hart
Actors: Tom Mason, Max Gail, Melinda Fee, Fawne Harriman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Aliens in the Attic (2009)

20 October 20097 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Children vs Alien Invaders

Director: John Schultz
Actors: Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffmann, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Arrival (1996)

20 September 200324 June 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Infiltration and Takeover

Director: David Twohy
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Teri Polo, Ron Silver, Lindsey Crouse, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Astounding She-Monster (1958)

9 June 20032 December 2021

Rating: ★

Female Alien Invader

Director: Ronnie Ashcroft
Actors: Robert Clarke, Shirley Kilpatrick, Kenne Duncan
Category: Science Fiction

The Atomic Submarine (1959)

2 August 200114 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Submarine Encounters Flying Saucer

Director: Spencer G. Bennet
Actors: Arthur Franz, Tom Conway, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, …
Category: Science Fiction

Attack of the Killer Chickens: The Movie! (2023)

3 March 202413 April 2024

Rating: 0­

Deliberately Bad Film

Director: Genoveva Rossi
Actors: Genoveva Rossi, Edward X. Young, Dennis Carter Jr, Rocco George, …
Category: Science Fiction

Attack the Block (2011)

9 September 201112 February 2023

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Invasion on a British Housing Estate

Director: Joe Cornish
Actors: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost, Alex Esmail, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Avengers (2012)

4 May 201225 April 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bad Channels (1992)

27 April 200324 October 2019

Rating: ★

Aliens Invade Radio Station

Director: Ted Nicolaou
Actors: Paul Hipp, Martha Quinn, Victor Rogers, Michael Huddleston, …
Category: Science Fiction

Bad Taste (1988)

26 May 199931 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Splatter Comedy/Alien Invasion

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Peter Jackson
Category: Horror

Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)

13 November 202231 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superheroes/Animation

Director: Matt Peters
Actors: Jack Dylan Grazer, Jack Griffo, Travis Willingham, Troy Baker, …
Category: Science Fiction

Battle Earth (2012)

17 June 20144 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion/Behind Enemy Lines

Director: Aaron Kurmey
Actors: Kevin Johnson, Adam Munro, Ryan Hatt, Joe MacBurnie, …
Category: Science Fiction

Battle in Outer Space (1961)

17 November 200030 January 2024

Rating: ★★★

Alien Invasion/Japanese Space Opera

Director: Ishiro Honda
Actors: Ryo Ikebe, Koreya Senda
Category: Science Fiction

Battle Los Angeles (2011)

13 March 20115 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion/War Film

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Actors: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ne-Yo, Bridget Moynahan, …
Category: Science Fiction

Battle of Los Angeles (2011)

5 November 201125 June 2021

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion/The Asylum Mockbuster

Director: Mark Atkins
Actors: Nia Peeples, Dylan Vox, Kel Mitchell, Gerald Webb, …
Category: Science Fiction

Battle of the Worlds (1961)

22 February 200516 January 2020

Rating: ★★

Mysterious Planet/Italian Space Opera

Director: Antonio Margheriti
Actors: Claude Rains, Umberto Orsini
Category: Science Fiction

Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)

14 May 200015 July 2024

Rating: 0­

Earth Under Alien Rule/L. Ron Hubbard Adaptation

Director: Roger Christian
Actors: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, …
Category: Science Fiction

Battleship (2012)

17 May 20123 June 2022

Rating: ★

US Navy vs Alien Invaders/Boardgame Adaptation

Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, …
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

Beware! The Blob (1972)

1 April 200213 January 2020

Rating: ★

The Blob Comedy Sequel

Director: Larry Hagman
Actors: Robert Walker, Godfrey Cambridge, Gerrit Graham, Carol Lynley, …
Category: Science Fiction

Beyond Skyline (2017)

7 January 201818 October 2023

Rating: ★

Alien Invasion

Director: Liam O'Donnell
Actors: Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Jonny Weston, Callan Mulvey, …
Category: Science Fiction

Big Meat Eater (1982)

4 September 199919 March 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Bad SF Movie Parody

Director: Chris Windsor
Actors: George Dawson, Big Miller, Andrew Gillies
Category: Science Fiction

Black Noise (2023)

5 June 20255 June 2025

Rating: ★

Mysterious Happenings on an Island

Director: Philippe Martinez
Actors: Alex Pettyfer, Eve Mauro, Wayne Gordon, Jackson Rathbone, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Blackout (2019)

16 August 202130 June 2024

Rating: ★★★

Alien Invasion/Worldwide Powercut

Director: Egor Baranov
Actors: Aleksey Chadov, Pyotr Fyodorov, Sveltana Ivanova, Lukerya Ilyashenko, …
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 Blob (1958)

3 July 200014 October 2022

Rating: ★½

Alien Monster

Director: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr
Actors: Steven McQueen, Aneta Corsaut
Category: Science Fiction

Body Bags (1993)

7 September 201322 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Horror Anthology

Director: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper
Actors: Stacy Keach, Mark Hamill, Tom Arnold, Alex Datcher, …
Category: Horror

Body Snatchers (1993)

12 February 200223 February 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Remake

Director: Abel Ferrara
Actors: Gabrielle Anwar, Billy Wirth, Meg Tilly, Terry Kinney, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Brain Eaters (1958)

17 November 20044 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Alien Body Snatchers

Director: Bruno VeSota
Actors: Ed Nelson, Jack Hill, Joanna Lee, Leonard Nimoy
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

Breeders (1986)

9 August 200715 July 2022

Rating: 0­

Aliens Seek Virgins

Director: Tim Kincaid
Actors: Teresa Farley, Lance Newman, LeeAnne Baker
Category: Science Fiction

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

12 July 199921 September 2021

Rating: ★★

Space Opera/Man Unfrozen in the Future

Director: Daniel Haller
Actors: Gil Gerard, Pamela Hensley, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Candy Stripers (2006)

1 January 200920 March 2020

Rating: ★

Bimbo Alien Body Snatchers

Director: Kate Robbins
Actors: Brian Lloyd, Tori White, Eliza Swenson, Andrew Welsh
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

Captive State (2019)

9 June 20197 September 2019

Rating: ★★

The Resistance Against an Alien Invasion

Director: Rupert Wyatt
Actors: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga, …
Category: Science Fiction

Chicken Little (2005)

7 January 200615 April 2020

Rating: ★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals/Alien Invasion

Director: Mark Dindal
Actors: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Amy Sedaris, …
Category: Fantasy

Cocaine Crabs from Outer Space (2022)

10 April 202510 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Drug Addled Invading Alien Crabs

Director: Chuck Magee
Actors: Chuck Magee, Kate Andrews, Brent G. Baker, Doug Hoffman, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Collapsed (2011)

5 August 20191 May 2020

Rating: ★★

The Aftermath of a Mysterious Catastrophe

Director: Justin McConnell
Actors: John Fantasia, Steve Vieira, Lisa Moule, Anna Ross, …
Category: Science Fiction

Cosmic Sin (2021)

21 March 20211 May 2024

Rating: ★

Space War

Director: Edward Drake
Actors: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Brandon Thomas Lee, Perry Reeves, …
Category: Science Fiction

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

9 July 201126 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Western/Alien Invasion

Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Creeping Terror (1964)

1 June 200422 May 2020

Rating: 0­

Alien Monster/Classic Bad Movie

Director: Art J. Nelson
Category: Science Fiction

Critters (1986)

9 July 20035 October 2022

Rating: ★★½

Malicious Alien Creatures

Director: Stephen Herek
Actors: Scott Grimes, Dee Wallace, Billy Zane, Billy Green Bush, …
Category: Science Fiction

Critters 2 (1988)

3 August 200023 May 2020

Rating: ★

Malicious Alien Creatures

Director: Mick Garris
Actors: Scott Grimes, Don Opper, Terrence Mann, Barry Corbin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Critters 3 (1991)

27 February 200113 May 2020

Rating: ★★½

Malicious Alien Creatures

Director: Kristine Peterson
Actors: Don Opper, Leonardo DiCaprio, Geoffrey Blake, Frances Bay, …
Category: Science Fiction

Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

21 December 20015 June 2020

Rating: ★

Doctor Who Film

Director: Gordon Flemyng
Actors: Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Roberta Tovey, Andrew Keir, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Dark (1979)

3 July 200114 July 2020

Rating: 0­

Alien Monster

Director: John 'Bud' Cardos
Actors: William Devane, Richard Jaeckel, Cathy Lee Crosby, Keenan Wynn, …
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

The Darkest Dawn (2016)

18 March 20194 January 2021

Rating: ★★½

Found Footage/Alien Invasion

Director: Drew Casson
Actors: Bethan Leadley, Cherry Wallis, Drew Casson, Tom Scarlett, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Darkest Hour (2011)

20 January 201229 October 2021

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion

Director: Chris Gorak
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella, Olivia Thirlby, Rachael Taylor, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962)

11 December 20008 September 2022

Rating: ★★★

Alien Infiltration

Director: Maury Dexter
Actors: Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor
Category: Science Fiction

The Day of the Triffids (1962)

1 February 200231 July 2022

Rating: ★½

The Downfall of Civilisation/Alien Plant Invasion

Director: Steve Sekely
Actors: Howard Keel, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott, Carole Ann Ford, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Day the World Ended (2001)

27 November 200127 June 2020

Rating: ★½

Ambiguous Alien Monster

Director: Terence Gross
Actors: Nastassja Kinski, Randy Quaid, Bobby Edner, Harry Groener, …
Category: Science Fiction

Defcon 2012 (2010)

20 May 201121 November 2023

Rating: ★

After an Alien Invasion/Mayan End of the World

Director: R. Christian Anderson
Actors: Ryken Zane, Dan Gruenberg
Category: Science Fiction

Destination Inner Space (1966)

28 June 200227 July 2020

Rating: ★★

Alien Monster Underwater

Director: Francis D. Lyon
Actors: Scott Brady, Sheree North, Gary Merrill, Wende Wagner, …
Category: Science Fiction

Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1979)

18 January 200327 July 2020

Rating: ★★

Space: 1999 Movie

Director: Tom Clegg
Actors: Martin Landau, Catherine Schell, Barbara Bain, Tony Anholt, …
Category: Science Fiction

Destroy All Monsters (1968)

16 November 20003 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Japanese Monster Bash

Director: Ishiro Honda
Actors: Akira Kubo, Yukiko Kobayashi, Jun Tazaki, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Category: Science Fiction

Detention (2011)

6 November 201320 April 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Gonzo High School Film/Slasher Parody/Time Travel/Bodyswap

Director: Joseph Kahn
Actors: Shanley Caswell, Josh Hutcherson, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook, …
Category: Horror

Devil Girl from Mars (1954)

24 December 201321 September 2022

Rating: ★★

Female Alien Invader

Director: David MacDonald
Actors: Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott, Hazel Court, Joseph Tomelty, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1970)

29 April 201618 December 2022

Rating: ½

Monster Bash/Alien Invasion

Director: Tulio Demichelli
Actors: Michael Rennie, Paul Naschy, Craig Hill, Patty Shepard, …
Category: Horror

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

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

5 October 201617 October 2024

Rating: ★★★

Alien Invasion

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Willard Parker, Virginia Field, Dennis Price, Thorley Walters, …
Category: Science Fiction

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956)

9 September 200023 June 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Invasion

Director: Fred F. Sears
Actors: Hugh Marlowe, Morris Ankrum, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis
Category: Science Fiction

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

7 June 20149 September 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Man Forced to Repeat the Same Day Over/Alien Invasion

Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Elevation (2024)

19 April 202519 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Monsters Exist Below 8000 Feet Altitude

Director: George Nolfi
Actors: Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Danny Boyd Jr
Category: Science Fiction

Encounter (2021)

1 April 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Invasion/Possible Mad Person’s Delusion

Director: Michael Pearce
Actors: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ender’s Game (2013)

2 November 201327 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Space Military Recruits in Training

Director: Gavin Hood
Actors: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Abigail Breslin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone (2007)

24 September 200814 March 2023

Rating: ★★

Anime/Invasion by Vast Alien Machines

Director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Category: Science Fiction

Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

11 March 201114 March 2023

Rating: ★★★

Anime/Invasion by Vast Alien Machines

Director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Category: Science Fiction

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

4 February 201412 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Anime/Invasion by Vast Alien Machines

Director: Hideaki Anno, Mahiro Maeda, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Category: Science Fiction

Evil Alien Conquerors (2003)

7 November 20133 November 2020

Rating: ★★★

Stupid Alien Invaders Comedy

Director: Chris Matheson
Actors: Diedrich Bader, Michael Weston, Chris Parnell, Tyler Labine, …
Category: Science Fiction

Extinction (2018)

6 January 201916 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion with a Conceptual Reversal Twist

Director: Ben Young
Actors: Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Erica Tremblay, …
Category: Science Fiction

Extraterrestrial (2011)

1 July 201310 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Alien Invasion/Comedy of Errors

Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Actors: Julian Villagran, Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Raul Cimas, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Eye Creatures (1965)

28 June 200210 November 2020

Rating: 0­

Alien Invasion

Director: Larry Buchanan
Actors: John Ashley, Cynthia Hull, Chet Davis, Warren Hammack, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Faculty (1998)

16 December 199919 July 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Alien Body Snatchers Take Over a High School

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Laura Harris, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Fifth Element (1997)

19 April 200418 November 2020

Rating: ★

Space Opera/Showdown Against Ultimate Evil

Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, …
Category: Science Fiction

Final Days of Planet Earth (2006)

26 November 201918 December 2019

Rating: 0­

Alien Invasion

Director: Robert Lieberman
Actors: Gil Bellows, Darryl Hannah, Patrick Gilmore, Campbell Scott, …
Category: Science Fiction

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

15 July 200110 February 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Anime/Alien Soul Devourers

Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motu Sakakibara
Actors: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, …
Category: Science Fiction

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  • Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
  • The Assessment (2024)
  • The Mighty Gorga (1969)
  • Empire of the Apes (2013)
  • The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead (1991)
  • Swarmed (2005)
  • Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
  • Incantation (2022)
  • Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2023)
  • The Shrouds (2024)
  • Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
  • Incoming (2018)
  • Box: Metaphor (2023)
  • The House That Vanished (1973)
  • Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
  • A Werewolf in England (2020)
  • Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
  • Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
  • Until Dawn (2025)
  • Alpha Girls (2013)
  • Tentacles (1977)

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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