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Parasyte: Part OneParasyte: Part One (2014)
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Shota Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto
Based on a long running Manga, this horror–comedy offers up Cronenbergian thrills in a world under attack from parasitic worm–like…
BattleshipBattleship (2012)
Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna
The might of the US Navy take on marauding alien invaders in this belly–flop of a Hollywood blockbuster, apparently based on the popular Hasbro…
Men in Black 3Men in Black 3 (2012) Recommended
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin
Will Smith and co. return to inspired form for this third installment of the popular sci–fi comedy about a black–suited government agency…
Watch, TheWatch, The (2012)
Dir. Akiva Schaffer
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill
Four suburban blockheads form a neighbour watch group when they discover an alien invasion is upon them in this ballsy buddy comedy with a…
Attack the BlockAttack the Block (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joe Cornish
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail
A gang of teenage delinquents rally to defend their tower block from alien invaders in this quick–witted urban sci–fi comedy that…
Battle: Los AngelesBattle: Los Angeles (2011)
Dir. Jonathan Liebesman
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan
Noisy, militaristic sci–fi follows a platoon of Marines as they attempt to combat an alien invasion. Film's sole novelty is its marriage of…
Darkest Hour, TheDarkest Hour, The (2011)
Dir. Chris Gorak
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella
Five young adults find themselves stranded in Moscow on the eve of a global alien invasion in this hokey sci–fi thriller produced by Timur…
Falling Skies (TV Series)Falling Skies (TV Series) (2011)
Feat. Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton
The battle for earth between alien invaders and the human resistance is given an exciting, family–focused rendition by producer Steven…
Thing, TheThing, The (2011)
Dir. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen
A fairly perfunctory, though by no means terrible prequel to John Carpenter's sci–fi classic, centred on a young paleontologist (Winstead)…
MonstersMonsters (2010) Recommended
Dir. Gareth Edwards
Feat. Whitney Able, Scoot McNairy
Hailed as "this year's DISTRICT 9", this is another enterprising alien invasion film that similarly belies its independent budget (and spirit) with…

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