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Panic Attack! (2009)
, 5minutesDirected by Fede Alvarez
Origin Uruguay
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Giant robots appear out of the mist and attack Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Accompanied by a squadron of spacecraft, they fire weapons at the city and destroy key buildings, leading to mass panic. The military fights back to little avail. At the end of the film, the robots fuse together to form a giant sphere, which then detonates and engulfs the city in a fireball. No explanation is given for the attack.
Day 6 (2011)
, 1h41Directed by Varo Venturi
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Ludovico Fremont, Varo Venturi, Marina Kazankova
Dr. Davide Piso is a courageous scientist who has been studying thousands of cases involving alien abductions with the aid of hypnosis. When the scientist decides to help Saturnia, a seductive teenager that believes herself to be an alien abductee and shows a clear attraction for him, he faces an insurmountable problem: once hypnotised, Saturnia cannot leave the trance condition anymore, hence giving manifestation to Hexabor of Ur, an alien entity coming from Mesopotamian ages. Hexabor considers himself a demi-god and wants to exploit a special human energy: the soul.
, 1h30Directed by Damian Lee
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jesse Ventura, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Damian Lee, James Belushi, Marilyn Lightstone, Ellen Dubin
Abraxas (Jesse Ventura) and Secundus (Sven-Ole Thorsen), are intergalactic police officers, or Finders, from a planet called Sargacia. Their race is physically similar to humans but with an expanded lifespan; Abraxas has been a Finder for almost 10,000 years. Each Finder is equipped with an Answer Box, which serves as a communicator and scanner. It can also detect any object from a distance based on the object's vibration. When testing for the Anti-Life Equation, the subject being scanned will disintegrate if they do not contain the equation.
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
, 1h50Directed by Yakov Protazanov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about extraterrestrial life, Martiens, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilinski, Nikolai Tseretelli, Nikolai Batalov, Vera Orlova, Mikhail Zharov
L'histoire débute en décembre 1921. Un mystérieux message est envoyé aux radios du monde entier, simplement trois mots : « Anta… Odeli… Uta… » que les spécialistes ne peuvent déchiffrer. Dans une station de Moscou, l'ingénieur Los et son collègue et voisin l'ingénieur Spiridonov reçoivent ce message. On apprend ensuite qu'ils élaborent en secret les plans d'un vaisseau spatial.
Alien Abduction (2005)
, 1h30Directed by Eric Forsberg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Griff Furst, Lola Forsberg, Edwin Craig, Jilon VanOver, Jared Michael Cohn, Eric Forsberg
The film begins with a group of carefree teenagers on a camping trip. As they spend the night drinking and hanging out, a light appears overhead.
Alien Abduction (2014)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jillian Clare, Peter Holden
The film begins with a dim, out-of-focus corridor with machinery sounds and screams, an opening disposal chute, and the camera falling back to Earth where it is later recovered by the US Air Force. Information on-screen then reveals the recording is being used to review the footage for Project Blue Book...
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Kristian Ayre, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Ingrid Kavelaars, Gillian Barber, Aaron Pearl
The footage, interspersed with "expert" interviews, begins with the McPherson family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. The power goes out, so Kurt and Brian go outside to check the fuses; Tommy follows with his camera. After finding the fuses charred and partially melted, they head into the woods to investigate a transformer which is throwing sparks.
Alien Agent (2007)
, 1h35Directed by Jesse V. Johnson
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Marc Dacascos, Billy Zane, Amelia Cooke, Emma Lahana, Kim Coates, Dominique Vandenberg
Rykker is an intergalactic warrior trapped on Earth, constantly fighting a gang of ruthless aliens known as The Syndicate, an alien fifth column plotting to take over the planet. The film opens with a high speed chase, with Rykker killing several syndicate agents.
Alien Nation: Body and Soul (1995)
, 1h30Directed by Kenneth Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Leon Russom, Jenny Gago
It follows the television series format of two parallel storylines. The first plot is about a seemingly human-Tenctonese hybrid child involved in a sinister experiment with a Newcomer scientist disguised as a human. The sub-plot is the budding relationship between Matt Sikes and his Tenctonese neighbor Dr. Cathy Frankel. The relationship between Matt and Cathy was an ongoing theme of the Alien Nation television series.
Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994)
, 1h30Directed by Kenneth Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Jenny Gago, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Patience Cleveland
In a recapitulation of the series cliffhanger, Alien Nation: Dark Horizon begins with Susan Francisco and her daughter Emily falling victim to a newly developed bacterial infection that was created by a group of human Purists to exterminate the Newcomer species. There is also a new sub-plot running parallel to this one, the story of Ahpossno, a Tenctonese Overseer who lands on Earth to find any surviving Tenctonese and bring them back into slavery. The idea of a signal sent into space by the surviving Overseers was explored in the Alien Nation episode Contact.
Alien Nation: Millennium (1996)
, 1h30Directed by Kenneth Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Jason Behr, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, David Faustino
The plot follows human detective Matthew Sikes and his Tenctonese partner George Francisco as they investigate a mind-altering Tenctonese artifact being used to lure followers into a deadly cult. The artifact used in this movie was the same one from Alien Nation episode Generation to Generation.
, 1h31Directed by Kenneth Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Gary Graham, Eric Pierpoint, Michele Scarabelli, Lauren Woodland, Joe Lando, Tiny Ron Taylor
In this movie, detective Matthew Sikes and his Tenctonese partner George Francisco investigate a group of Tenctonese called the Eenos. The sub-plot involves Tenctonese binnaum Albert Einstein and his new bride May attempting to have a child (with George's help) -- a reversal of the Alien Nation episode Three to Tango.
Alien Raiders (2008)
, 1h25Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford, Rockmond Dunbar, Joel McCrary, Jeffrey Licon
Just as the local grocery store is about to close, a group of six armed, masked people enter the building. They take the staff and remaining customers hostage and immediately shoot down one of the employees. One of the masked men named Spooky is then told to check whether "he" is among the hostages. When he identifies a woman as one of "them", she tries to escape but is shot down. Meanwhile, a police officer, who was also inside the store, manages to kill one of the masked men. He then calls for back-up and shoots Spooky, who hasn't managed to check all hostages yet. The cop is then killed too.
Alien Trespass (2009)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Eric McCormack, Jenni Baird, Robert Patrick, Jody Thompson, Dan Lauria, Vincent Gale
The story begins in 1957 in the star-filled skies above California's Mojave Desert. It is a special night for noted astronomer Ted Lewis, who is preparing a special anniversary dinner with steaks for his beautiful, adoring wife Lana while observing the annual meteor shower of the Perseids. In another part of town, Tammy, a waitress at small local diner with big plans for the future, looks out her window and is excited to see a shooting star, which she takes as a good sign for her dreams.
AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors William Katt, Dedee Pfeiffer, Darbi Gwynn
A journalist named Lee Custler (William Katt) is out jogging when a flying object passes behind him and crashes. Sheriff Joel Armstrong (Collin Brock) picks him up and they go to check it out. They find an abandoned caravan close to where the object crashed. As they discover the object and realize it is a spaceship, an Alien emerges. The Alien then chases them, after which Lee flees to the car. However Armstrong makes a stand, trips, falls and is killed by the Alien that then leaves. A terrified Tammy finds Lee and they call the local authorities but their car is destroyed by the Alien.