Painful ET Extra-Terrestrial Knockoffs
by TsarStepan | created - 25 May 2017 | updated - 31 Jul 2020 | PublicKid(s) meets friendly alien/alien tech. Adventures ensue.
Which of the following earnest E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) clones* is/was the most painful to watch?
Discuss this meretricious list here.
*Not including satires or parodies.
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1. 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: 23,719 | Gross: $9.87M
2. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 51,651 | Gross: $18.56M
3. Nukie (1987)
PG | 99 min | Family, Sci-Fi
An alien called Nukie searches for his brother Miko, who has been captured by the U.S. government.
Directors: Sias Odendaal, Michael Pakleppa | Stars: Glynis Johns, Steve Railsback, Ronald France, Siphiwe Mlangeni
Votes: 1,444
4. Mac and Me (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary, Lauren Stanley
Votes: 14,504 | Gross: $6.42M
5. Purple People Eater (1988)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A kid plays the old novelty song "Purple People Eater" and the creature actually appears. The two then proceed to help an elderly couple who are being evicted by their greedy landlord.
Director: Linda Shayne | Stars: Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Neil Patrick Harris, Peggy Lipton
Votes: 1,172
6. The Iron Giant (1999)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Votes: 227,030 | Gross: $23.16M
7. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 211,340 | Gross: $145.79M
8. The Last Mimzy (2007)
PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys. Soon the kids, their parents, and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world and find a task ahead of them that is far more important than any of them could imagine!
Director: Robert Shaye | Stars: Joely Richardson, Rainn Wilson, Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Neil
Votes: 22,215 | Gross: $21.47M
9. Earth to Echo (2014)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
After receiving a bizarre series of encrypted messages, a group of kids embark on an adventure with an alien who needs their help.
Director: Dave Green | Stars: Teo Halm, Astro, Reese Hartwig, Ella Wahlestedt
Votes: 19,765 | Gross: $38.92M
10. Star Kid (1997)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Spencer Griffith's life changes when a meteor falls into a local junkyard, and he finds a Cybersuit, an exoskeleton with AI from another galaxy. When Spencer puts on the Cybersuit he becomes a different kind of person.
Director: Manny Coto | Stars: Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin, Alex Daniels, Arthur Burghardt
Votes: 3,066 | Gross: $7.02M
11. A-X-L (2018)
PG | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog who develops a special friendship with Miles and will go to any length to protect his new companion.
Director: Oliver Daly | Stars: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Alex MacNicoll, Dominic Rains
Votes: 13,242 | Gross: $6.50M
12. Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Not Rated | 171 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A developmentally disabled young man tries to continue the work his father did in communicating with extra-terrestrials from outer space, which leads to something miraculous and wonderful.
Director: Rakesh Roshan | Stars: Rekha, Hrithik Roshan, Preity G Zinta, Rajat Bedi
Votes: 27,369 | Gross: $0.68M
13. My Uncle the Alien (1996)
PG | 91 min | Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The President's daughter uses her extraterrestrial influence to spare the fate of a children's shelter in Los Angeles.
Director: Henri Charr | Stars: Hailey Foster, Josh Paddock, Sherwin Ace Ross, Beau Richard Hairston
Votes: 250
14. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 437,099 | Gross: $435.11M
I have never seen E.T., so it's safe to say... I'm confused about this one.
OR:
I have never been a fan of this particular classic Steven Spielberg family/scifi flick so the question is moot.
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