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SpeciesSpecies (1995) Recommended
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker
Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
Puppet Masters, ThePuppet Masters, The (1994)
Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner
Sci–fi based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1951 novel of the same name, about an alien invasion in rural Iowa. When a mysterious spacecraft…
Roswell: The UFO Cover UpRoswell: The UFO Cover Up (Incident at Roswell) (1994)
Dir. Jeremy Kagan
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen, Dwight Yoakam
Credible dramatisation of events surrounding the world's most documented UFO sighting in New Mexico, 1947. Kyle MacLachlan plays the military officer…
Body SnatchersBody Snatchers (1993) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Meg Tilly, Gabrielle Anwar
Director Ferrara adds visceral punch to the sci–fi staple about an alien life force that takes over human bodies in their sleep. The third…
ConeheadsConeheads (1993)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin
Slightly strained attempt at stretching a five–minute sketch idea with its one–note 'alien' novelty. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise…
Fire in the SkyFire in the Sky (1993)
Dir. Robert Lieberman
Feat. D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer
Allegedly true account of a lumberjack who claimed to suffer a horrific ordeal aboard an alien space craft. Maybe laughable to skeptics, but genre…
Split SecondSplit Second (1992)
Dir. Tony Maylam
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall
It's 2008, and Rutger Hauer must use his devastating machismo to rid a flooded London of the ultimate alien killing machine.
TimescapeTimescape (1991)
Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels sets about rescuing his town from catastrophe when he learns the secret of an alien tourist party on his front doorstep. Engaging…
Predator 2Predator 2 (1990)
Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades
No Arnie this time, but the evil alien is back (he was cheaper) for another bout of human carnage. This time downtown Detroit gets the brunt of its…
CommunionCommunion (1989)
Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse
Based on the ‘experiences’ of novelist Whitley Strieber, who claimed multiple abductions by aliens, this has Christopher Walken whisked away for…

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