Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Dan O'Bannon

1. 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: 1,448,258 | Gross: $322.74M

2. 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: 949,253 | Gross: $78.90M

3. 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: 762,191 | Gross: $85.16M

4. Prometheus (I) (2012)

R | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron

Votes: 643,649 | Gross: $126.48M

5. 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: 354,123 | Gross: $119.39M

6. Alien³ (1992)

R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.

Director: David Fincher | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann

Votes: 319,100 | Gross: $55.47M

7. Alien: Covenant (2017)

R | 122 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride

Votes: 303,615 | Gross: $74.26M

8. Total Recall (I) (2012)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.

Director: Len Wiseman | Stars: Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale

Votes: 266,208 | Gross: $58.88M

9. Alien: Resurrection (1997)

R | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Two centuries after her death, a powerful human/alien hybrid clone of Ellen Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman

Votes: 263,169 | Gross: $47.75M

10. Alien vs. Predator (2004)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner

Votes: 212,046 | Gross: $80.28M

11. Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

R | 94 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Warring Alien and Predator races descend on a rural Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.

Directors: Colin Strause, Greg Strause | Stars: Reiko Aylesworth, Steven Pasquale, Shareeka Epps, John Ortiz

Votes: 133,051 | Gross: $41.80M

12. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air, the vapors cause the dead to rise again as zombies.

Director: Dan O'Bannon | Stars: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Thom Mathews

Votes: 68,814 | Gross: $14.24M

13. Heavy Metal (1981)

R | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

A glowing green orb that embodies ultimate evil terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories.

Directors: Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas, Julian Harris, Jimmy T. Murakami, Barrie Nelson, Paul Sabella, Jack Stokes, Pino Van Lamsweerde, Harold Whitaker | Stars: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks

Votes: 38,107

14. Screamers (1995)

R | 108 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they built to kill enemy combatants have gained sentience.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andy Lauer

Votes: 29,424 | Gross: $5.78M

15. Lifeforce (1985)

R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay

Votes: 29,423 | Gross: $11.60M

16. 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: 27,203

17. Blue Thunder (1983)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.

Director: John Badham | Stars: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern

Votes: 23,323 | Gross: $42.31M

18. Dead & Buried (1981)

R | 94 min | Horror, Mystery

Sheriff Dan Gillis investigates eerie deaths in a sleepy coastal town.

Director: Gary Sherman | Stars: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield

Votes: 14,889 | Gross: $0.22M

19. Invaders from Mars (1986)

PG | 100 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman

Votes: 10,568 | Gross: $4.88M

20. Alien: Isolation (2014 Video Game)

M | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In this first person survival horror adventure set fifteen years after the events of Alien (1979), Ripley's daughter becomes trapped on an alien-infested space station which holds answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance.

Director: Alistair Hope | Stars: Andrea Deck, George Anton, Kezia Burrows, Richie Campbell

Votes: 6,263

21. The Resurrected (1991)

R | 108 min | Horror

Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries.

Director: Dan O'Bannon | Stars: John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon, Robert Romanus

Votes: 4,907

22. Bleeders (1997)

R | 89 min | Horror

A man travels to an island with his girlfriend in search of his relatives, but he finds maybe more than what he wanted to know.

Director: Peter Svatek | Stars: Gillian Ferrabee, Pascal Gruselle, Roy Dupuis, Kristin Lehman

Votes: 3,033

23. A Little Bit Zombie (2012)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains, all while trying to keep it together so as not to incur the wrath of his bridezilla-to-be.

Director: Casey Walker | Stars: Kristopher Turner, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Shawn Roberts, Kristen Hager

Votes: 2,986

24. Blue Thunder (1984)

60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.

Stars: James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus

Votes: 2,099

25. Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

After the events depicted in Aliens (1986) and Aliens: Fire and Stone. Michael Bishop Weyland sets up War against the Colonial Marines to cover up the Xeno conspiracy.

Director: Brett Norton | Stars: Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Al Matthews

Votes: 1,371

26. Delivering Milo (2001)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A guardian angel has 24 hours to convince a soul that life on Earth is worth the effort.

Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Albert Finney, Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott

Votes: 1,344

27. Alien vs. Predator (II) (1994 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Play as either the Predators or Marines in a battle to destroy the Xenomorph.

Votes: 986

28. Alien: Containment (2019)

10 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

Four survivors find themselves stranded aboard a small escape pod in deep space. Trying to piece together the details around an outbreak, they find themselves unsure to trust whether or not one of them might be infected.

Director: Chris Reading | Stars: Gaia Weiss, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Adam Loxley

Votes: 938

29. Alien: Specimen (2019)

10 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.

Director: Kelsey Taylor | Stars: Jolene Andersen, Aubrey Wakeling, Goose

Votes: 916

30. Alien: Ore (2019)

11 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

When her shift uncovers the death of a fellow miner under mysterious circumstances, a hard-working miner of a planet mining colony is forced to choose between escape or defying management orders and fight for the safety of her family.

Directors: Kailey Spear, Sam Spear | Stars: Mikela Jay, Tara Pratt, Dalj Brar, Steven Stiller

Votes: 858

31. Alien: Harvest (2019)

9 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

The surviving crew of a damaged space harvester has a motion sensor as their only navigation tool leading them to safety, while a creature in the shadows terrorizes them. However, the greatest threat might have been hiding in plain sight.

Director: Benjamin Howdeshell | Stars: Agnes Albright, Jessica Clark, Adam Sinclair, James C. Burns

Votes: 851

32. Phobia (1980)

R | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A psychiatrist involved in a radical new therapy comes under suspicion when his patients are murdered, each according to their individual phobias.

Director: John Huston | Stars: Paul Michael Glaser, Susan Hogan, John Colicos, David Bolt

Votes: 813 | Gross: $0.06M

33. Alien: Alone (2019)

12 min | Short, Drama, Horror

An abandoned crew member aboard a derelict chemical hauler is trying to keep her ship and herself alive. After discovering hidden cargo, she risks it all to power up the broken ship in search of human life.

Director: Noah Miller | Stars: Taylor Lyons, James Paxton, Martha Vincent, Patrick Ridge

Votes: 758

34. Kill Her Goats (2023)

99 min | Horror

Audra's graduation gift is her dream house, but it soon becomes a living nightmare when some uninvited guests come to her homecoming party who aren't very subtle about the fact they don't approve of the home's new owner.

Director: Steve Wolsh | Stars: Arielle Raycene, Ellie Gonsalves, Danielle Mathers, Monica Sims

Votes: 746

35. Alien: Night Shift (2019)

9 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

When a missing space trucker and his co-worker are reluctantly allowed inside the colony supply depot, the trucker's condition worsens, leaving a young supply worker to take matters into her own hands.

Director: Aidan Brezonick | Stars: Amber Gaston, T.K. Richardson, Christopher Murray, Tanner Rittenhouse

Votes: 725

36. More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011 Video)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."

Director: Bill Philputt | Stars: Jules Brenner, Don Calfa, James Dalesandro, J. Trevor Edmond

Votes: 723

37. 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: 692

38. 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: 426

39. 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: 408

40. Area 51: The Alien Interview (1997 Video)

Unrated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary about aliens and UFOs with re-enactments of alien interviews and video of a supposedly real video of an alien being interviewed by government officials.

Director: Jeff Broadstreet | Stars: Steven Williams, Bob Lazar, Sean David Morton, Rick Baker

Votes: 285

41. 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: 283

42. Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures (2007 TV Movie)

68 min | Documentary

French artist and author Jean Giraud is one of the most famous and influential comic strip illustrators and authors of all time. He achieved his greatest fame as Moebius - not so much a ... See full summary »

Director: Hasko Baumann | Stars: Enki Bilal, Philippe Druillet, H.R. Giger, Jean 'Moebius' Giraud

Votes: 267

43. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short

Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with directors such as George Lucas, Steven ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Leva | Stars: George Lucas, Caleb Deschanel, Dennis Muren, Ben Burtt

Votes: 258

44. Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986 Video)

60 min | Documentary, Horror, Sci-Fi

Actors, directors and special effects technicians are interviewed at a horror-film convention.

Directors: Mike Hadley, Kerry O'Quinn | Stars: Forrest J. Ackerman, Rick Baker, John Carl Buechler, Michael Burnett

Votes: 154

45. Alien³ (1992 Video Game)

Unrated | Action, Adventure, Horror

Alien³ is a side-scrolling action game based on the 1992 David Fincher movie. You assume the role of Ripley who arrives at the prison planet of Fury 161 and finds the planet infested by ... See full summary »

Votes: 150

46. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007 Video)

22 min | Documentary, Short

In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick showed us what the future might look like. How true was his vision? This documentary employs interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters and authors ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Leva | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, John Baxter, Anthony Frewin, Dennis Muren

Votes: 142

47. The Horror Hall of Fame (1990 TV Movie)

Documentary, Horror

"The Horror Hall of Fame " was a television special that celebrates the history of horror by inducting some of its best films and faces.

Director: Ron de Moraes | Stars: Forrest J. Ackerman, Rick Baker, Linda Blair, Veronica Cartwright

Votes: 115

48. Special Collector's Edition (2010–2015)

9 min | Comedy, History

A Special Collector's Edition.

Stars: David Díaz, Luis Rodrigo, Gabriel Fernández-Gil, Daniel Retuerta

Votes: 106

49. Bloodmyth (2006)

Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Thriller

Juliet Corman, instructor for a survival training company invites her sister Holly along to the first course in a new centre in Kent woodland, unaware that waiting for them is a killer ... See full summary »

Director: John Rackham | Stars: Ian Attfield, Natalie Clayton, Henry Dunn, Keith Eyles

Votes: 82

50. Return of the Living Dead: Designing the Dead (2002 Video)

Not Rated | 14 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, William Stout

Votes: 53