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Hostile Alien Takeovers

by danelahiggins • Created 4 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Cute lil green guys with big eyes? Probably not - beware invaders from outer space as 9 out of 10 aliens are evil!
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  • David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, and Orlando Jones in Evolution (2001)

    1. Evolution

    20011h 41mPG-1340Metascore
    6.1 (140K)
    Two college professors team up with a fire-fighting cadet and a government scientist to combat an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsDavid DuchovnyOrlando JonesJulianne Moore
  • Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)

    2. Mars Attacks!

    19961h 46mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (252K)
    Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJack NicholsonPierce BrosnanSarah Jessica Parker
  • Julie Lynn, Mary Jo Markey, and Nigel Phelps in Life (2017)

    3. Life

    20171h 44mR54Metascore
    6.6 (268K)
    A team of scientists aboard the ISS discover a rapidly evolving Martian predator that needs to be kept away from Earth at all costs.
    DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsJake GyllenhaalRebecca FergusonRyan Reynolds
  • The Thing (1982)

    4. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (499K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Independence Day (1996)

    5. Independence Day

    19962h 25mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (627K)
    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff Goldblum
  • Stargate (1994)

    6. Stargate

    19941h 56mPG-1342Metascore
    7.0 (212K)
    An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsKurt RussellJames SpaderJaye Davidson
  • Sunita Mani and John Reynolds in Save Yourselves! (2020)

    7. Save Yourselves!

    20201h 33mR67Metascore
    5.8 (9K)
    A young Brooklyn couple head to an upstate cabin to unplug from their phones and reconnect with each other. Blissfully unaware of their surroundings, they are left to their own devices as the planet falls under attack.
    DirectorsAlex Huston FischerEleanor WilsonStarsSunita ManiJohn ReynoldsBen Sinclair
  • Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade, and Jonah Hill in The Watch (2012)

    8. The Watch

    20121h 42mR36Metascore
    5.7 (135K)
    Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.
    DirectorAkiva SchafferStarsBen StillerVince VaughnJonah Hill
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)

    9. Men in Black

    19971h 38mPG-1372Metascore
    7.3 (641K)
    James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.
    DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithLinda Fiorentino
  • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)

    10. War of the Worlds

    20051h 57mPG-1373Metascore
    6.5 (491K)
    An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim Robbins
  • Chris Pratt and Yvonne Strahovski in The Tomorrow War (2021)

    11. The Tomorrow War

    20212h 18mPG-1345Metascore
    6.6 (241K)
    A family man travels to the year 2051 to join a global war against a deadly alien species.
    DirectorChris McKayStarsChris PrattYvonne StrahovskiJ.K. Simmons
  • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)

    12. A Quiet Place Part II

    20201h 37mPG-1371Metascore
    7.2 (304K)
    Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path.
    DirectorJohn KrasinskiStarsEmily BluntMillicent SimmondsCillian Murphy
  • The Tommyknockers (1993)

    13. The Tommyknockers

    19932 epsRTV Mini Series
    5.4 (13K)
    The small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of the Tommyknockers.
    StarsJimmy SmitsMarg HelgenbergerJohn Ashton
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    14. Predator

    19871h 47mR47Metascore
    7.8 (478K)
    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter Hall
  • Bruce Campbell in Alien Apocalypse (2005)

    15. Alien Apocalypse

    20051h 28mNot RatedTV Movie
    4.4 (4.5K)
    Astronaut doctor Ivan Hood and his fellow astronaut Kelly return from their mission in space to find the world has been taken over by aliens. Now, Dr. Ivan Hood and Kelly must lead a revolution to free the human slaves from their alien masters.
    DirectorJosh BeckerStarsBruce CampbellRenée O'ConnorRemington Franklin
  • Tom Cruise in Oblivion (2013)

    16. Oblivion

    20132h 4mPG-1354Metascore
    7.0 (571K)
    A stranger's arrival triggers one man's battle to save mankind.
    DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsTom CruiseMorgan FreemanAndrea Riseborough
  • Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)

    17. Color Out of Space

    20191h 51mUnrated70Metascore
    6.1 (61K)
    A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.
    DirectorRichard StanleyStarsNicolas CageJoely RichardsonMadeleine Arthur
  • Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

    18. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    19781h 55mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (76K)
    When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
    DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDonald SutherlandBrooke AdamsJeff Goldblum
  • Diedrich Bader and Chris Parnell in Evil Alien Conquerors (2003)

    19. Evil Alien Conquerors

    20031h 29mPG-13
    4.8 (1.2K)
    Inept beings from the planet Kabijj land on Earth and attempt to behead all of its beings and take over the planet.
    DirectorChris MathesonStarsMichael WestonDiedrich BaderChris Parnell
  • Christopher Walken in Communion (1989)

    20. Communion

    19891h 47mR
    5.5 (8.3K)
    On December 26, 1985, Whitley Strieber has a strange nightmare. In the following days, plagued by painful headaches, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Later, under hypnosis, he realizes that his dream was not a dream at all.
    DirectorPhilippe MoraStarsChristopher WalkenLindsay CrouseFrances Sternhagen
  • Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)

    21. Species

    19951h 48mR49Metascore
    5.9 (89K)
    A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
    DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsNatasha HenstridgeMichael MadsenBen Kingsley
  • Elijah Wood, Josh Hartnett, Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, and Usher in The Faculty (1998)

    22. The Faculty

    19981h 44mR61Metascore
    6.6 (142K)
    When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsJordana BrewsterClea DuVallLaura Harris
  • V (1983)

    23. V

    19832 epsUnratedTV Mini Series
    7.8 (18K)
    A seemingly peaceful alien race, arrives at earth and asks for help to ensure their own planets survival. However, the visitors agenda turns out be much darker.
    StarsJane BadlerMichael DurrellFaye Grant
  • Dreamcatcher (2003)

    24. Dreamcatcher

    20032h 14mR35Metascore
    5.5 (98K)
    Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space.
    DirectorLawrence KasdanStarsMorgan FreemanThomas JaneJason Lee
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    25. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (155K)
    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.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster

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