10 Best Alien Flicks Jun 10 '01    Write an essay on this topic. Tweet Popular Products in Movies Under the Tuscan Sun From $9 Casablanca From $3 The Bottom Line It's hard to narrow it down to just 10..... It's hard to separate some of the Sci-Fi movies from the alien movies. Some are a combination of both. I'll hit the Sci-Fi movies in another Epinion. Even with the ten movies I picked, it was hard to make a decision on which ones to choose. There are so many not included in this list that deserve recognition. Predator Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger; Carl Weathers; Elpidia Carrillo; Bill Duke; Jesse Ventura; Sonny Landham; Richard Chaves; R.G. Armstrong; Shane Black; Kevin Peter Hall Synopsis A team of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue a stranded team from guerillas in a South American jungle. The mission was not a rescue as presented, it was a slaughter to stop a small war. They were dropped into a meat grinder. They begin finding airmen skinned, and slaughtered like animals. Rather than finding an experienced team of snipers and green baret's, an well camouflaged (nearly invisible) being begins to hunt them one at a time. The Predator kills its prey for sport and keeps trophies from the bodies (mostly skulls). Dutch has the final word with the alien beast and barely survives. Aliens Cast Sigourney Weaver; Carrie Henn; Michael Biehn; Paul Reiser; Lance Henriksen; Bill Paxton; William Hope; Jenette Goldstein; Al Matthews; Mark Rolston; Ricco Ross; Colette Hiller; Daniel Kash; Cynthia Scott (I); Tip Tipping Synopsis Officer Ripley is found drifting through deep space by another ship. Ripley has some minor side affects from the 57 years of cryogenic sleep. She soon finds out that the planet on which the original nightmare occurred is now colonized (LV-426). Nobody believes her story about what happened to her and the crew from the Nostromo. Contact is lost with the colony (LV-426). Ripley is now asked for help since she knows so much about the planet. Ripley is sent down to the planet with a team of marines to sort the so called simple problem out. Far from simple, Ripley's supposed nightmares come true for everyone. A final battle between Ripley and the Queen alien put a fantastic touch to the already awesome movie. ID4 (Independence Day) Cast Will Smith; Bill Pullman; Jeff Goldblum; Mary McDonnell; Judd Hirsch; Robert Loggia; Randy Quaid; Margaret Colin; James Rebhorn; Harvey Fierstein; Adam Baldwin; Brent Spiner; James Duval; Vivica A. Fox; Lisa Jakub Synopsis Atmospheric interference causes a worldwide communications failure. The military soon discovers numerous objects of enormous proportions headed for a collision course with Earth. After the objects are identified as alien spacecraft's, communications are attempted. All attempts fail. A cable technician (ex-scientist) discovers that the aliens are using our own satellites against us. He also points out a strategic plan from the signals that lead him to believe a major attack would commence on major parts of the globe. With less than a day left to find an answer to the puzzle the Aliens attack. New York, Los Angeles, and Washington were the first targets. With most of the cities destroyed, the survivors head towards Area 51 for shelter and answers. After an advisor to the president disclosures information about the Alien spacecraft in Area 51, Jeff Goldblum starts finding ways to exploit the enemies defense system on his Mac Laptop (figures). Major action, and great actors. The Arrival Cast Lindsay Crouse .... Ilana Green Charlie Sheen; Richard Schiff; Shane (II); Ron Silver; Teri Polo; Phyllis Applegate; Alan Coates (I); Leon Rippy; Buddy Joe Hooker 2; Javier Morga; Tony T. Johnson; Catalina Botello; Georg Lillitsch; David Villalpando Synopsis Zane Ziminski (Charlie Sheen) gets canned from his job as a radio astronomer after he picks up strange signals from outer space. Zane believes the signals are from am alien intelligence. Shortly after the data was reported to his superiors, people start disappearing. Or are they being replaced? He moves the research to his home and finds similar signals coming from Mexico where the real adventure begins. The Tommyknockers Cast Jimmy Smits; Marg Helgenberger; John Ashton (I); Allyce Beasley; Robert Carradine; Joanna Cassidy; Annie Corley; Cliff De Young; Traci Lords; E.G. Marshall; Chuck Henry (I); Leon Woods; Paul McIver (I); Yvonne Lawley; Bill Johnson (II) Synopsis A buried alien spacecraft causes a small town to lose their marbles. A strange green power source causes the towns people to start digging the spacecraft up. As the aliens are draining the life force from the town, the humans continue digging in hopes of finding something that will make them superior. Rather than becoming superior, they begin to rot and turn on each other. Strange movie with a twisting plot. The Abyss Cast Ed Harris; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio; Michael Biehn; Leo Burmester; Todd Graff; John Bedford Lloyd; J.C. Quinn; Kimberly Scott (I); Captain Kidd Brewer Jr.; George Robert Klek; Christopher Murphy (I); Adam Nelson (I); Dick Warlock; Jimmie Ray Weeks; J. Kenneth Campbell Synopsis The navy asks the workers of an underwater oil rig to investigate an American nuclear submarine that sunk during the cold war. They are later joined by a small team of Navy Seals to assist with the investigation. After the mission begins, they soon discover they are not alone. Something else exists deep within the dark, cold abyss. Invasion of the Body Snatchers Cast Donald Sutherland; Brooke Adams; Jeff Goldblum; Veronica Cartwright; Leonard Nimoy; Art Hindle; Lelia Goldoni; Kevin McCarthy; Don Siegel; Tom Luddy; Stan Ritchie; David Fisher (I); Tom Dahlgren; Garry Goodrow; Jerry Walter Synopsis A remake of the classic 1956 thriller. A few folks in town start noticing a behavior change in friends and relatives. When investigated, it is discovered that bodies are being snatched and then cloned. The outbreak begins infecting the entire town. Truck loads of pods are being shipped all over the world to spread the cloning process. Before long, the entire town is taken over. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cast Richard Dreyfuss; François Truffaut; Teri Garr; Melinda Dillon; Bob Balaban; J. Patrick McNamara; Warren J. Kemmerling; Roberts Blossom; Philip Dodds; Cary Guffey; Shawn Bishop; Adrienne Campbell; Justin Dreyfuss; Lance Henriksen; Merrill Connally Synopsis A series of strange events begin to occur that lead to the alien encounter. Missing planes from 1945 appear in the Mojave desert, an airliner gets buzzed by a bright light, and Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) has a Close Encounter. The government attempts to cover up the whole thing (what's new). Roy and other people start having visions that take them to the place where they think the UFO will arrive. A Spielberg masterpiece. Dark City Cast Rufus Sewell; Kiefer Sutherland; Jennifer Connelly; Richard O'Brien (I); Ian Richardson; William Hurt; Colin Friels; Mitchell Butel; Frank Gallacher; Bruce Spence; Melissa George; John Bluthal; Ritchie Singer; Justin Monjo; Nicholas Bell Synopsis John Murdoch awakes alone in a hotel with a total loss of memory. He finds himself lost, confused, and wanted for a series of murders. As John attempts to piece the puzzle together, he discovers another world controlled by "The Strangers". The Strangers are putting people to in a hypnotic state and altering their surroundings and life. However, John somehow remains awake while the town is asleep. John finds it strange that nobody seems to know where some of his childhood memories are located. In fact, nobody knows of anything existing outside of the town. The Strangers begin hunting John, yet he evades them each time. He begins to unravel the mystery and finds he has a gift that may exploit The Strangers existence. Fire in the Sky Cast D.B. Sweeney; Robert Patrick; Craig Sheffer; Peter Berg; Henry Thomas; Bradley Gregg; Noble Willingham; Kathleen Wilhoite; James Garner; Georgia Emelin; Scott MacDonald; Wayne Grace; Kenneth White; Robert Covarrubias; Bruce Wright (I) Synopsis The film was based on a true story that supposedly happened November 5, 1975 in Snowflake, Arizona. A group of friends are working for the government clearing land. They witness what appears to be an Alien abduction. They leave the spot where their friend disappeared and headed for town. In a state of panic, they report their friend missing (possibly abducted by aliens). Everyone is in disbelief and handles the case as a possible murder. When their friend returns, he has no recollection of what happened. However, some memories come back and almost drive him insane.

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