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1. Smallville (2001–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville, Kansas.
Stars: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk
Votes: 138,159
2. District 9 (2009)
R | 112 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Vanessa Haywood
Votes: 717,109 | Gross: $115.65M
3. Brightburn (2019)
R | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?
Director: David Yarovesky | Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Abraham Clinkscales
Votes: 107,880 | Gross: $17.30M
4. Explorers (1985)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg
Votes: 23,743 | Gross: $9.87M
5. Midnight Special (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.
Director: Jeff Nichols | Stars: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver
Votes: 84,049 | Gross: $3.71M
6. Out of This World (1987–1991)
30 min | Comedy, Family
A teenager discovers that her birth father is an alien and that she has supernatural powers.
Stars: Donna Pescow, Maureen Flannigan, Burt Reynolds, Doug McClure
Votes: 2,212
7. Monsters: Dark Continent (2014)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Monsters' reign continues to spread throughout the Earth.
Director: Tom Green | Stars: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella
Votes: 11,161
8. Alien Nation (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, a human cop and his alien partner fight crime and discrimination in Los Angeles.
Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 5,511
9. Gantz (2004)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After their deaths, two teens are transported to an apartment with an ominous black sphere and must participate in a gory alien-hunting "game."
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Namikawa, John Swasey, Chris Ayres
Votes: 8,638
10. Aliens in the Family (1996)
30 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Doug Brody (John Bedford Lloyd), is kidnapped by an alien mom named Cookie (Margaret Trigg). They marry and hilariously try to blend their blended family into everyday life. The aliens were puppets designed by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Stars: John Bedford Lloyd, Margaret Trigg, Paige Tiffany, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
Votes: 138
11. Gantz (2010)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongô, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Natsuna
Votes: 8,309
12. The Journey of Allen Strange (1997–2000)
TV-Y | 25 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
An alien child has been left behind on Earth. He befriends two human children and it is up to them to find a way to get him back home while they try to keep him secret.
Stars: Arjay Smith, Erin J. Dean, Marianne Muellerleile, Shane Sweet
Votes: 397
13. Alien Nation (1989 TV Movie)
Unrated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A bigoted human policeman in the L.A. of the future and his alien partner learn to live with each other's differences while attempting to solve a drug conspiracy hidden in the subculture of... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland
Votes: 1,265
14. Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
PG | 92 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Three aliens from the planet Taros land on Earth and are befriended by a Wyoming rancher's son.
Director: Peter R. Hunt | Stars: Dennis Holahan, Sydney Penny, Rosie Marcel, Ricky Paull Goldin
Votes: 294
15. The Star Prince (1918)
54 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The Star Prince falls to earth on a star and is found and reared by a woodcutter. Because the haughty prince is cruel to the beggar who claims to be his mother, a fairy transforms him into ... See full summary »
Director: Madeline Brandeis | Stars: Zoe Rae, Dorphia Brown, John Dorland, Edith Rothschild
Votes: 155
16.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Broken Bow, Part 1
(2001)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the mid-22nd century, the Earth ship Enterprise is launched under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. When the crew rescues an alien from a crashed spaceship, Earth gets its first ... See full summary »
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 4,838
17.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Detained
(2002)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Archer and Mayweather are captured by the Tandarans and placed in a Suliban internment camp.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,716
18.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Marauders
(2002)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise visits a colony with a deuterium trading post. But the people seem to be pretty unwilling to trade. Are they hiding something?
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,733
19.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
North Star
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise investigates a previously unknown colony of humans who are living in the fashion of the American Old West. They are oppressing an alien race called the Skagarans.
Director: David Straiton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,755
20.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
These Are the Voyages...
(2005)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 2370, Commander William T. Riker is trying to clear his mind and relives the last mission of the first Enterprise on the holodeck.
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 2,560
21.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror IX
(1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer receives an evil hair transplant; Bart and Lisa get trapped in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon; Maggie is revealed to be an alien.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,845
22.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Squire of Gothos
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A being that controls matter and creates planets wants to play with the Enterprise crew.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, William Campbell, DeForest Kelley
Votes: 4,158
23.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Chain of Command, Part II
(1992)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the humorless Captain Jellico leads the effort to prevent a Cardassian invasion, Picard is captured and tortured by a ruthless interrogator in an attempt to break him.
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,010
24.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Dark Page
(1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While establishing diplomatic relations with an alien race called the Cairn, Deanna's mother experiences a mental breakdown and falls into a coma, and it seems like Deanna is the only one ... See full summary »
Director: Les Landau | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 2,905
25.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Pen Pals
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Data befriends an alien girl in distress, breaking the Prime Directive, while Wesley commands his first team.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,482
26.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Thine Own Self
(1994)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Data is sent to follow a probe that has drifted off course and crashed on a primitive planet, only to crash on the planet himself, with no memory of any event prior to crashing on the planet's surface.
Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,052
27.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Who Watches the Watchers
(1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A proto-Vulcan culture worships Captain Picard and prepares to offer Counselor Troi as a sacrifice.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 4,380
28.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
Yesteryear
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After finding himself erased from recent history, Spock must travel back in time to save himself as a youth.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 1,130
29.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Eye of the Beholder
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While investigating the disappearance of Federation members, Kirk and his landing party find themselves placed in an alien zoo.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 707
30.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 9: The Marshal
(2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian is drawn to the Outer Rim in search of others of his kind.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Pedro Pascal, John Leguizamo, Amy Sedaris, Timothy Olyphant
Votes: 29,096
31.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 10: The Passenger
(2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian must ferry a passenger with precious cargo on a risky journey.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Amy Sedaris, Misty Rosas, Richard Ayoade
Votes: 25,297
32.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 11: The Heiress
(2020)
TV-14 | 35 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian braves high seas and meets unexpected allies.
Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Misty Rosas, Mercedes Varnado, Katee Sackhoff
Votes: 25,096
33.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 12: The Siege
(2020)
TV-14 | 37 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian rejoins old allies for a new mission.
Director: Carl Weathers | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Horatio Sanz
Votes: 22,872
34.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 13: The Jedi
(2020)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian travels to a world ruled by a ruthless magistrate who has made a powerful enemy.
Director: Dave Filoni | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Michael Biehn, Rosario Dawson, Diana Lee Inosanto
Votes: 34,260
35.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 14: The Tragedy
(2020)
TV-14 | 32 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian and Child travel to an ancient site.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 26,545
36.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 16: The Rescue
(2020)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian and his allies attempt a daring rescue.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Omid Abtahi, Temuera Morrison, Gina Carano
Votes: 62,313
37.
Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode:
Playground of Doom/Space Racers/The Recruiter
(1983)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
When three enormous alien children arrive on Earth, they begin to play with the world as if everything were merely their toys. Superman, Batman and Robin must find a way of stopping the childrens' rampant destruction.
Directors: George Gordon, Bob Hathcock, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Ray Patterson | Stars: Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Danny Dark, Shannon Farnon
Votes: 37
38.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 19: The Convert
(2023)
TV-PG | 56 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
On Coruscant, former Imperials find amnesty in the New Republic.
Director: Lee Isaac Chung | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Omid Abtahi, Katy O'Brian
Votes: 18,998
39.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 20: The Foundling
(2023)
TV-14 | 31 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Din Djarin returns to the hidden Mandalorian covert.
Director: Carl Weathers | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Emily Swallow, Ahmed Best
Votes: 15,816
40.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 21: The Pirate
(2023)
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The people of Nevarro need protection from rampant pirate attacks.
Director: Peter Ramsey | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Carl Weathers, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Votes: 15,598
41.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
(2023)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian visits an opulent world.
Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Simon Kassianides, Mercedes Varnado
Votes: 20,812
42.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 23: The Spies
(2023)
TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Survivors come out of hiding.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Katy O'Brian, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 17,468
43.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 24: The Return
(2023)
TV-14 | 39 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian and his allies confront their enemies.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Katee Sackhoff, Simon Kassianides, Mercedes Varnado
Votes: 15,967
44.
The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
Episode:
Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor
(2022)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Boba Fett and Fennec Shand face an escalating conflict.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Pedro Pascal, Sophie Thatcher
Votes: 18,767
45.
The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
Episode:
Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
(2022)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Mysteries are explored and Boba Fett learns new information.
Director: Dave Filoni | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Pedro Pascal, Timothy Olyphant
Votes: 25,813
46.
The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
Episode:
Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian
(2022)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An unexpected ally emerges.
Director: Bryce Dallas Howard | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Pedro Pascal, Emily Swallow
Votes: 26,478
47.
Weird or What? (2010–2012)
Episode:
Aliens Walk Among Us
(2012)
51 min | Documentary
Weird or What examines whether aliens have infiltrated the human race. First, it looks at the case of a Mexican farmer who claims to have captured the bizarre Metepec creature that looks ... See full summary »
Directors: Stephen Grant, Ryan Marley | Stars: William Shatner, Jaime Maussan, Mario Moreno Lopez, Logan Hawkes
Votes: 13
48.
Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode:
The Starboy
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A seemingly-harmless young child crash-lands on Earth, followed by an intergalactic armada of alien ships bent on destroying him and the world.
Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones
Votes: 13
49.
Defiance (2013–2015)
Episode:
The Devil in the Dark
(2013)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Having helped fend off the attack the spirit riders now have access to the city. They do set people's nerves on edge however. Nolan meanwhile has a murder to solve after they find the ... See full summary »
Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran
Votes: 609
50.
Defiance (2013–2015)
Episode:
The Serpent's Egg
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Nolan and Amanda head out on the overland express, a form of bus service that runs through Defiance every few weeks. Nolan is there to deliver Rynn to jail so she can serve her two year ... See full summary »
Director: Omar Madha | Stars: Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran
Votes: 538