Best alien movies
Year: 1986
Director James Cameron elevated this sci-fi sequel to blockbuster status with returning star Sigourney Weaver playing Ellen Ripley, the last surviving member of a corporate spaceship. The 1986 movie earned a bunch of Oscar nominations, including a surprising one for Weaver.
Year: 1982
The classic movie is told from a child's point of view about an alien who has a thing for a certain kind of candy. Until director Steven Spielberg's1993 hit, it was the highest-grossing movie of all time.
Year: 1996
Will Smith stars in this blockbuster about an alien invasion that also stars Bill Pullman as the president and troubled actor Randy Quaid as a goofy, but heroic pilot.
Year: 2010
Writer-director James Cameron's epic tale broke technological ground when it came out. "Avatar" won three Academy Awards and ranks as the highest-grossing film of all time.
Year: 1977
This Steven Spielberg film starred Richard Dreyfuss and Terri Garr as a couple in a Midwestern state whose lives are never the same after he sees an unidentified flying object.
Year: 2009
The sleeper hit about an alien spacecraft that brings several malnourished occupants to Earth was filmed in South Africa and nominated for four Academy Awards.
Year: 1989
Navy SEALs, a pending World War III and the possibility of underwater aliens combine for an exciting sci-fi film with great special effects, starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
Year: 1958
Campy '50s movie with Steve McQueen and a young actress who would go on to fame in a much-loved TV show.
Year: 1980
The second "Star Wars" film released in the series – considered by many to be one of the best sequels ever made -- takes place three years after the original and was the highest-grossing film of 1980.
Year: 1968
Director Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film is still considered to be one of the best sci-fi movies ever made, and its popularity has grown over time, spawning websites and other media devoted to explaining it.
Year: 1987
Mel Brooks' parody of the sci-fi film genre has an all-star cast and ultimately became a cult classic. It also spawned an animated version.
Year: 1982
Director John Carpenter's contribution to sci-fi is as compelling as his legendary horror films. Carpenter's film was a remake of a 1951 movie.
Year: 2005
Tom Cruise stars in this Steven Spielberg movie about a family on the run from alien invaders.
Year: 1997
This Oscar-winning alien flick was the first of a series of films starring this actor that became summer blockbusters. The title refers to conspiracy theories.
Source:specials.msn
