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1. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 951,883 | Gross: $78.90M
2. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 763,730 | Gross: $85.16M
3. Back to the Future (1985)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover
Votes: 1,307,960 | Gross: $210.61M
4. Firefly (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Five hundred years in the future, a renegade crew aboard a small spacecraft tries to survive as they travel the unknown parts of the galaxy and evade warring factions as well as authority agents out to get them.
Stars: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 281,857
5. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,450,855 | Gross: $322.74M
6. Total Recall (1990)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 354,864 | Gross: $119.39M
7. The Abyss (1989)
PG-13 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn, Leo Burmester
Votes: 193,627 | Gross: $54.46M
8. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,461 | Gross: $248.16M
9. 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: 717,246 | Gross: $115.65M
10. True Lies (1994)
R | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton
Votes: 281,209 | Gross: $146.28M
11. The Running Man (1987)
R | 101 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Votes: 167,881 | Gross: $38.12M
12. Real Genius (1985)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
An uptight teenage prodigy enters a top engineering college, but feels awkward among the freewheeling students. When a professor aims to turn their laser project into a military weapon, he and his offbeat roommate plot to ruin the plan.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Val Kilmer, Stacy Peralta, Daniel Ades, Andres Aybar
Votes: 37,781 | Gross: $13.00M
13. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman
Votes: 162,620 | Gross: $39.57M
14. The Last Starfighter (1984)
PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason
Votes: 46,069 | Gross: $28.73M
15. Leviathan (1989)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern
Votes: 23,821 | Gross: $15.70M
16. Titan A.E. (2000)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Jim Breuer
Votes: 63,977 | Gross: $22.75M
17. The 6th Day (2000)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A man meets a clone of himself and stumbles into a grand conspiracy about clones taking over the world.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Rapaport, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Rooker
Votes: 127,981 | Gross: $34.60M
18. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
TV-PG | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Truly amazing, fantastical, funny, and odd, and sometimes scary, sad, and endearing stories are portrayed. Many famous actors, actresses, and directors made guest appearances.
Stars: Charles Durning, Douglas Seale, Sharon Spelman, Louis Giambalvo
Votes: 6,422
19. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,269
20. Southland Tales (2006)
R | 145 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua
Votes: 40,649 | Gross: $0.28M
21. Dark Star (1974)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm
Votes: 27,284
22. Cats & Dogs (2001)
PG | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A look at the top-secret, high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs, of which their human owners are blissfully unaware.
Director: Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins
Votes: 62,590 | Gross: $93.39M
23. My Science Project (1985)
PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A high school student and his friend find a strange, orb-like piece of equipment to use as a science project, but must stop it when it begins to threaten mankind.
Director: Jonathan R. Betuel | Stars: John Stockwell, Danielle von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge
Votes: 6,457 | Gross: $4.12M
24. Space Truckers (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A space trucker and his cute fiancee are on their way from a space station to Earth with an unknown cargo. When space pirates hijack them, 5000 disintegrator robots are found in the cargo.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Tim Loane, Ian Beattie, Olwen Fouéré, Shane Rimmer
Votes: 8,711
25. Robot Jox (1989)
PG | 85 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the distant future, mankind has forsaken global wars for battles of single combat. The world has been divided into two opposing super powers, with each side represented by trained champions.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo, Robert Sampson
Votes: 7,308 | Gross: $1.27M
26. The Rift (1990)
R | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Siren II, a submarine under the command of Capt. Phillips, ventures into the deep on a mission to recover the missing Siren I. Their quest is hindered when the submarine becomes entangled in a patch of toxic seaweed.
Director: Juan Piquer Simón | Stars: Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Wise, Deborah Adair
Votes: 2,770
27. Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Hollowheads, a slightly darker and more satirical 80s take on The Jetsons (1962), have their hands full when the head of the family's sleazy and abusive boss invites himself to their family dinner.
Director: Thomas R. Burman | Stars: John Glover, Nancy Mette, Richard Portnow, Matt Shakman
Votes: 865
28. Under Pressure: Making 'the Abyss' (1993 Video)
59 min | Documentary
Documentary about the making of the sci-fi film The Abyss (1989), with commentary by various actors and crew, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage of the actual shooting of the film.
Director: Ed W. Marsh | Stars: Charlie Arneson, John Bedford Lloyd, Jeff Bender, Michael Biehn
Votes: 320
29. Troldspejlet (1989– )
25 min | News
Jakob Stegelmann reviews upcoming movies, video and DVD releases, video games, comic books, and role-playing games.
Stars: Jakob Stegelmann, Tore Bahnson, Christopher Hedegaard Andersen, Anna Sofie Gjerluf Mikkelsen
Votes: 434
30. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003 Video)
178 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
This made-for-DVD documentary treats horror and science fiction film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alien, the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a ... See full summary »
Director: Charles de Lauzirika | Stars: Bolaji Badejo, Martin Bower, Gordon Carroll, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 694
31. The Oscars (2021 TV Special)
TV-14 | 150 min | Music
The top movies of the past year are honored at the 93rd Academy Awards, with Mank (2020), in the lead with 10 nominations, as well as The Father (2020), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), Nomadland (2020) and Sound of Metal (2019).
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Zendaya, Joaquin Phoenix, Brad Pitt, Vanessa Kirby
Votes: 1,227
32. The Everlasting Secret Family (1988)
Unrated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A beautiful, if ambitious and amoral, youth is tapped to become the lover of a powerful senator. The young man quickly realizes that he can hold this place, with all its perks, only as long... See full summary »
Director: Michael Thornhill | Stars: Arthur Dignam, Mark Lee, Heather Mitchell, Dennis Miller
Votes: 373
33. Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003 Video)
185 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
This feature-length documentary, made especially for the 2003 Aliens (1986) DVD release, is incredibly informative with all its interviews with both the cast and crew, as well as behind the... See full summary »
Director: Charles de Lauzirika | Stars: Simon Atherton, Jay Benedict, Michael Biehn, James Cameron
Votes: 651
34. ZZ Top: Rough Boy (1985 Music Video)
4 min | Music
ZZ Top performs in the music video "Rough Boy" of their album "Afterburner" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The ZZ Top Eliminator car is now hybridized with a space shuttle and visits... See full summary »
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, ZZ Top
Votes: 96
35. Alien Evolution (2001 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary
Mark Kermode brings a tribute to the successful Alien series, featuring interviews with the cast members and directors, including Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott.
Directors: Andrew Abbott, Russell Leven | Stars: Mark Kermode, Michael Biehn, Ralph Brown, James Cameron
Votes: 284
36. The 'Alien' Saga (2002 TV Movie)
108 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
A retrospective look at the making of the Alien movies.
Director: Brent Zacky | Stars: John Hurt, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, David Giler
Votes: 427
37. PoV (1990 Video)
85 min | Documentary, Music
A concert film from Peter Gabriel from the So tour produced by Martin Scorsese
Directors: Hart Perry, Michael Chapman | Stars: Peter Gabriel, Manu Katché, Tony Levin, David Rhodes
Votes: 76
38. The Alien Legacy (1999 Video)
68 min | Documentary
The best bits of the Alien franchise.
Director: Michael Matessino | Stars: Nick Allder, Bolaji Badejo, Mia Bonzanigo, Bob Burns
Votes: 407
39. 88MPH: The Story of the DeLorean Time Machine (2021 Video)
97 min | Documentary
Director: Thomas P. Quigley | Stars: Tamir Ardon, Sean Bishop, Michael Bodell, Dan Botkin
Votes: 47
40. Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star (2010 Video)
Unrated | 118 min | Documentary, Biography, Sci-Fi
Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Jeff Burr, John Carpenter, Ron Cobb, Jack H. Harris
Votes: 129
41. The House That Hungers (2023)
13 min | Short, Horror
When a young woman finds herself trapped inside a house that devours all life, she has to rely on her wits and cunning to survive.
Director: Maria Lewis | Stars: Kimie Tsukakoshi, Joe Romeo, Toshiro Glenn, Brendan Cooney
42. Garbo (1992)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Nifty little melodrama about garbage collectors, or "garbos" in Australian slang.
Director: Ron Cobb | Stars: Stephen Kearney, Neill Gladwin, Max Cullen, Simon Chilvers
Votes: 46
43. Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000 Video)
52 min | Documentary
A documentary on the making of Conan the Barbarian (1982).
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Edward R. Pressman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oliver Stone, Dino De Laurentiis
Votes: 153
44. The Space Bar (1997 Video Game)
Sci-Fi
The Space Bar follows detective Alias Node as he searches for a shapeshifting killer inside The Thirsty Tentacle, a fantastical bar on the planet Armpit VI.
Director: Steve Meretzky | Stars: Ivy Austin, Jim Brownold, John DiMaggio, Marshall Efran
Votes: 8
45. Crossing the Frontier: Making 'The Last Starfighter' (1999 Video)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Crossing the Frontier: Making 'The Last Starfighter', an original documentary with a fascinating look at the creation of the film and its groundbreaking computer-generated visual effects. ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Matessino | Stars: Lance Guest, Jonathan R. Betuel, Gary Adelson, Nick Castle
Votes: 11
46. 48th Annie Awards (2021 TV Special)
113 min | Animation, Family
Stars: Julien Bisaro, Bastien Dubois, Josh Gad, Michael Giacchino
47. Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine (1994 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
An FMV rail shooter about Tully Bodine, the best space trucker in the business, who takes a dangerous job of getting contraband camels off Moon colony to Phobos. With the help of his computer navigator he must evade rivals and authorities.
Director: Phil Parmet | Stars: Barry Primus, Ned Beatty, Jonathan Ackley, Michael J. Anderson
Votes: 20
48. Creative Masters Forum Presents: Ron Cobb (2008)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Lucas Bradley | Star: Ron Cobb
50.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Family Dog
(1987)
G | 21 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The only animated episode of the show that's also a backdoor pilot. It has three segments: A family takes out their frustrations on their poor dog, watches their Christmas home movie, and sends the dog to guard dog school after a burglary.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Stan Freberg, Annie Potts, Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Menville
Votes: 598