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1. Alien Worlds (2020)
TV-PG | 174 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Applying the laws of life on Earth to rest of the galaxy, this series blends science facts and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.
Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Leigh Joel Scott, Douglas Vakoch, Natalie Batalha
Votes: 4,197
2. Alien Planet (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,668
3. Extraterrestrial (2005)
47 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Astrophysicists and biologists come together to imagine how, where, and what types of extraterrestrial life forms can we hope to find in the near future.
Stars: Armand Leroi, Seth Shostak, Simon Conway Morris, Chris McKay
Votes: 103
4. Spore (2008 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
From microbe to intergalactic life form, decide the fate of a species of your creation. Evolve through five main stages of life.
Director: Will Wright | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Deborah Ben-Eliezer, Carlo Bonomi, Andrew Chaikin
Votes: 935
5. The Search for Life in Space (2016)
Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. With ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Amezdroz | Stars: Lisa Kaltenegger, Malcolm McDowell, Carl Sagan
Votes: 729
6. A Message to the Stars (2021)
52 min | Documentary
For more than 50 years, we've been unsuccessfully searching for any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Nevertheless, the discovery of thousands of exoplanets where life could ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Chao | Stars: Douglas Vakoch, James Kasting, Steven J. Dick, David Messerschmitt
Votes: 14
7. Natural History of an Alien (1998 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Stars: Brian Aldiss, Silven Read, Kevin Warwick
Votes: 13
8. The Cross of the Moment (2016)
84 min | Documentary
A deep-green, deep-time discussion of the environmental crisis, The Cross of the Moment is a feature length documentary that attempts to connect the dots between Fermi's Paradox, climate ... See full summary »
Director: Jacob Freydont-Attie | Stars: Donald Brownlee, Roger Carasso, Robin Hanson, Mark Jacobson
Votes: 10
9. Planet Hunting with the James Webb Space Telescope (2021 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Dave Brody
11. A Needle in Countless Haystacks: Finding Habitable Worlds (2012)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Jeremiah Dickey | Star: Ariel Anbar
12. Humans Sent a New Message to Aliens. Will They Respond? (2022)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tim Maupin | Star: Douglas Vakoch
13. Doug Vakoch on Extraterrestrial Communication (2020 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
In this interview, Doug Vakoch of METI discusses why it's important to broadcast our existence to the Universe.
Star: Douglas Vakoch
14. What Happens If Aliens Actually Make Contact? (2022 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Joe Robson | Stars: Seth Shostak, Douglas Vakoch
15. La Scienza della Fantascienza (2015)
Documentary, Sci-Fi
A catalog of the forms and themes of a genre in which not the character but the idea is the real hero.
Stars: Nembo Buldrini, Renato Giovannoli
17. Messaging Aliens & Living Long Enough to Get A Response - Douglas Vakoch & METI (2022)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tim Maupin | Star: Douglas Vakoch
18. How Is NASA Contacting Aliens? (2019)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Ruth Chao | Stars: Seth Shostak, Jill Tarter, Douglas Vakoch
19. How to Design an Interstellar Message for Extraterrestrials (2018)
5 min | Short
Stars: Frank Drake, Paul R. Frommer, Marc Okrand, Carl Sagan
20. ¡Evoluciona! (2014)
Documentary, Short
Directors: Facundo Juan Devitto, Begoña Ruiz | Stars: Juan Luis Arsuaga, Luis Cuesta, Elena Esparcia, Carmen Sanz
21. There May Be Extraterrestrial Life in Our Solar System (2019)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Director: Igor Coric | Star: Addison Anderson
22. Futurism News: An Interview with Douglas Vakoch (2017 Video)
3 min | Short, News
Stars: Athena Brensberger, Douglas Vakoch
23. Allô la Terre: vous avez un message? Partie 1 (2021)
110 min | Documentary
Stars: Brigitte David, Douglas Vakoch
24. Life on Earth: Do You Have a Message? Part 1 (2021)
110 min | Documentary
Stars: Brigitte David, Douglas Vakoch
25. Cosmic Conversations with Dr Doug Vakoch (METI International) (2020 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Douglas Vakoch, Ryan Wyatt
26. Life on Earth: Do You Have a Message? Part 2 (2021)
97 min | Documentary
Stars: Florence Raulin Cerceau, Brigitte David, Nicolas Prantzos, Ian Roberts
27. Talking with ET: The Language and Timescales of Interstellar Communication (2003 Video)
27 min | Short
Stars: Ron Hipschman, Bonnie Loyd, Douglas Vakoch
28. Allô la Terre: vous avez un message? Partie 2 (2021)
97 min | Documentary
Stars: Florence Raulin Cerceau, Brigitte David, Nicolas Prantzos, Ian Roberts
29. C'est quoi le plan si les aliens nous contactent? (2023 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Lylia Berthonneau, John Elliott, Douglas Vakoch
30. How to Build a Better Being (2008 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Animation
Join Will Wright and leading scientists in exploring the genetic information we share with all animals, even creatures we could never have envisioned. From prehistoric fish with wrists to 8... See full summary »
Director: Ron Bowman | Stars: Chris Broyles, Will Wright, Michael Levine, Nipam Patel
31.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
Return to Tomorrow
(1968)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise is guided to a distant, long-dead world where survivors of an extremely ancient race - existing only as disembodied energy - desiring the bodies of Kirk, Spock and astro-biologist Ann Mulhall so that they may live again.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Diana Muldaur
Votes: 3,317
32.
The Why (2017– )
Episode:
Episode dated 9 April 2019
(2019)
News
Stars: Chance Seales, Douglas Vakoch
33.
TEDx Talks (2009– )
Episode:
Don't Be Afraid of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(2020)
13 min | Documentary, Short
As astronomers launch ambitious projects for Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, alarmists worry that transmitting intentional radio and laser signals into space may provoke an alien ... See full summary »
Star: Douglas Vakoch
34.
TEDx Talks (2009– )
Episode:
What Would You Say to an Extraterrestrial?
(2012)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Douglas Vakoch
35.
Kosmos - maailmankaikkeus viidessä minuutissa (2018– )
Episode:
Olemmeko yksin?
(2018)
5 min | Documentary
Star: Jussi Nygren
36.
Life 2.0 (2020– )
Episode:
Making Contact
(2020)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Family, Reality-TV
As we look at communication between species, both in terms of how it is progressing on Earth (think sign-language communication with gorillas, or communication with other high-functioning ... See full summary »
Director: Liz Reph | Stars: Shara Evans, Todd Jaquith, Michio Kaku, Penny Patterson
37.
Racine Solaire (2016– )
Episode:
Meet Douglas Vakoch: President of METI
(2020)
43 min | Documentary
Douglas Vakoch is an American astrobiologist, search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) researcher, psychologist, and president of METI International, a nonprofit research and ... See full summary »
Stars: Steven Kent, Douglas Vakoch
38.
Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Atlas
(2020)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
On exoplanet Atlas, dense gravity creates a thick atmosphere allowing airborne life forms to thrive--but also providing a lesson in adaptability.
Directors: Nigel Paterson, Daniel M. Smith | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Vahe Alaverdian, Fiorenzo Graziano, Fernando Calderón Gutiérrez
Votes: 350
39.
Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Janus
(2020)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Ants, scorpions and fireflies provide clues for biologists to conjecture about life on exoplanet Janus, including highly adaptable pentapods.
Directors: Suzy Boyles, Tim Lambert, Daniel M. Smith, Ben Wilson | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Donato Giovannelli, Kennda Lynch, Diana Northup
Votes: 250
40.
Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Eden
(2020)
TV-PG | 41 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Twin stars create an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Eden, where a teeming biosphere may parallel seasonal cycles of predation and reproduction on Earth.
Directors: Nigel Paterson, Daniel M. Smith, Ben Wilson | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Natalie Batalha, Allison Camp, Mark Charran
Votes: 228
41.
Alien Worlds (2020)
Episode:
Terra
(2020)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
A hyperadvanced species makes their home on doomed exoplanet Terra, which orbits an aging star. Now they must colonize another world, using robots.
Directors: Suzy Boyles, Tim Lambert | Stars: Sophie Okonedo, Stuart Armstrong, Anna Dornhaus, Michael Foale
Votes: 231
42.
KPIX 5 News at 7 p.m. (1990– )
Episode:
Longtime Bay Area E.T. Hunters Skeptical of Pending Gov't UFO Report
(2021)
5 min | News
As the government is about to release a full accounting of unexplained aerial phenomena this month, scientists in the Bay Area who have looked for extraterrestrial life doubt they'll see anything conclusive.
Stars: Elizabeth Cook, Juliette Goodrich, Allen Martin, Gerald Mckeegan
43.
John Michael Godier (2016– )
Episode:
10 Recent Developments in Astrobiology
(2021)
21 min | Documentary
In the last few years a multitude of exoplanets have been discovered. The prospect that some of these exoplanets may support life has lead astronomers to stretch their imaginations to ... See full summary »
Star: John Michael Godier
44.
TEDx Talks (2009– )
Episode:
To Explore, We Must Risk Failure
(2021)
16 min | Documentary, Short
What if every advanced civilization is listening and not transmitting? Reaching out takes courage, and exploration requires standing up for what we want in our lives (even if it disappoints... See full summary »
Star: Douglas Vakoch
45.
TEDx Talks (2009– )
Episode:
Lessons from My Wife in Finding Alien Life
(2022)
16 min | Documentary, Short
Star: Douglas Vakoch
46.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Ultimate Mars Challenge
(2012)
TV-G | 54 min | Documentary
NOVA will be there for the exhilarating moments after Curiosity's landing on Mars --and for the spectacular discoveries sure to come.
Director: Gail Willumsen | Stars: Lance Lewman, Veronica McGregor, Jim Montgomery, John Grotzinger
Votes: 181
47.
Not a Fact (2017– )
Episode:
Making Contact?
(2017)
26 min | Documentary
Stars: Alexey Egorov, Seth Shostak, Douglas Vakoch