20 movies like It Came From Outer Space, ordered by similarity : The Body Stealers(1968), Not of This Earth(1995), Attraction(2017), The Troops & Aliens(1979), Star Trek(2009), The Puppet Masters(1994), The Hidden(1987), The Man From Planet X(1951), Life(2017), Independence Day(1996), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Richard Carlson Barbara Rush Charles Drake Russell Johnson Kathleen Hughes Joe Sawyer Dave Willock Alan Dexter George Eldredge Brad Jackson Edgar Dearing
alien writer fiancée sheriff impostor schoolteacher creepy eerie tense arizona desert spacecraft aliens investigation kidnapping search disappearance identity theft rescue underdog
A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1968
91 Minutes
George Sanders Maurice Evans Patrick Allen Neil Connery Hilary Heath Robert Flemyng
alien alien abductee paratrooper investigator eerie disturbing tense great britain sky plane aliens alien abduction disappearance investigation search mystery discovery 1960s
In Britain, bodies of NATO paratroopers are being snatched during routine jumps by a mysterious red-beam of alien origin.
Sci-Fi
USA
1995
92 Minutes
Michael York Parker Stevenson Elizabeth Barondes Richard Belzer Mason Adams Bob McFarland Ted Davis Wendy Buckner Josh Comen Jennifer Coolidge Mary Scheer
doctor alien butler nurse guest detective amusing suspenseful eerie doctor's office mansion street alien planet spacecraft library aliens medicine suspicion mind control disappearance
An anemic alien comes to Earth from a dying planet, in the remake of the Corman 50s classic.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Russia
2017
137 Minutes
Oleg Menshikov Aleksandr Petrov Irina Starshenbaum Rinal Mukhametov
alien russian everyman politician military officer neighbor engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping intense emotional russia moscow spaceship alien invasion alien landing alien life-forms aliens fear
An alien ship crash lands onto a Russian city, many who saw it and the occupants start to question their own existence, while there are those who demand the aliens leave Earth.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
France
1979
96 Minutes
Louis De Funès Michel Galabru Maurice Risch Jean-Pierre Rambal Guy Grosso Maria Mauban
police officer police detective alien neighbor everyman frenchman amusing hilarious engaging charming witty playful st. tropez france comedy fun alien/human relationship alien invasion friendly aliens aliens
In St. Tropez, French gendarme Cruchot and his men battle petroleum-drinking, human-looking, metallic aliens.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Sci-Fi
USA
1994
108 Minutes
Donald Sutherland Eric Thal Julie Warner Will Patton Richard Belzer Yaphet Kotto Tom Mason Gerry Bamman
alien creature federal agent biologist father son tense creepy iowa small town spacecraft race against time mind control alien invasion investigation aliens quest discovery rivalry metamorphosis
The Earth is invaded by stingray-shaped alien "slugs" that ride on people's backs and control their minds.
Sci-Fi
1987
96 Minutes
Michael Nouri Kyle MacLachlan Ed O'Ross Clu Gulager Claudia Christian Clarence Felder William Boyett Richard Brooks
everyman aaron burr serial killer alien police chief fbi agent engaging thrilling suspenseful melodramatic gripping fascinating apartment hospital science fiction aliens alien attack murder investigation alien invasion
An FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) and a homicide detective (Michael Nouri) hunt the current human host of an orally exchanged alien life-form.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Robert Clarke Margaret Field Raymond Bond William Schallert Roy Engel Charles Davis Gilbert Fallman David Ormont
alien scientist professor doctor reporter eerie thrilling suspenseful scotland island observatory tower moor village saving the planet alien landing alien/human relationship mind control deception race against time
As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|France|Japan
2017
103 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Hiroyuki Sanada Ariyon Bakare Olga Dihovichnaya Alexandre Nguyen Camiel Warren-Taylor
astronaut crew member politician alien team leader scientist creepy dark intense space station mars research station bedroom cafeteria space alien life-forms possession danger survival mars
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
1996
145 Minutes
Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Margaret Colin Randy Quaid Robert Loggia James Rebhorn Harvey Fierstein Adam Baldwin
alien president pilot scientist soldier stripper thrilling intense amusing inspiring desert spacecraft new york city washington, d.c. los angeles area 51 survival death government aliens
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1977
135 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut Teri Garr Melinda Dillon Cary Guffey Bob Balaban J. Patrick McNamara Warren Kemmerling Roberts Blossom Philip Dodds Shawn Bishop
alien researcher worker mother dark tense suspenseful motel india forest small town aliens military media collaboration conspiracy expedition quest pursuit discovery
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA|Australia
2000
108 Minutes
Radha Mitchell Vin Diesel Cole Hauser Keith David Lewis Fitz-Gerald Claudia Black Rhiana Griffith John Moore Simon Burke Les Chantery Sam Sari
convict bounty hunter pilot survivor young girl alien intense thrilling tense chilling brutal spaceship alien planet settlement cave desert survival light darkness redemption
A commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Gene Barry Ann Robinson Les Tremayne Lewis Martin Robert Cornthwaite Sandro Giglio Bill Phipps Jack Kruschen Vernon Rich Paul Birch
scientist pastor sheriff alien marine suspenseful creepy los angeles farmhouse church laboratory alien invasion showdown survival discovery revenge 1950s
A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
Sci-Fi
USA
1958
78 Minutes
Tom Tryon Gloria Talbott Chuck Wassil Peter Baldwin Robert Ivers Valerie Allen Ty Hungerford Ken Lynch John Eldredge Alan Dexter James Anderson
alien wife police officer campy tense creepy small town bar alien invasion marriage pregnancy deception discovery mystery transformation 1950s
Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him.
Sci-Fi
USA|Bulgaria
2003
100 Minutes
James Spader Janine Eser John Lynch Leslie Stefanson Aimee Graham Stuart Charno Carl Lewis Roy Dotrice
scientist alien government agent expert thrilling tense suspenseful gripping frightening antarctica laboratory discovery alien life-forms aliens mystery discovery 21st century
An alien black box is found in the South Pole, where a government agency is conducting botanical experiments.
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
67 Minutes
John Agar Jean Byron Robert Hutton John Carradine Philip Tonge Hal Torey Eden Hartford Paul Langton
scientist alien daughter army major colleague zombie creepy campy frenetic cave bunker research station hockey rink united states alien attack zombies hiding saving the world race against time survival
Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
UK
2015
85 Minutes
Simon Pegg Kate Beckinsale Sanjeev Bhaskar Rob Riggle Robert Bathurst Eddie Izzard Joanna Lumley Marianne Oldham
alien teacher neighbor man human dog airy amusing hilarious creative suspenseful charming earth alien planet school neighborhood spaceship big city alien attack supernatural
A group of eccentric aliens confers a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Hungary
2018
93 Minutes
Holt McCallany Zulay Henao Dave Sheridan James Devoti Jocko Sims Kodi Kitchen Mike Genovese Tiffany Brouwer
space traveler captain alien monster crew member brutal creative suspenseful thrilling gory space space shuttle alien planet future food space exploration aliens danger adventure discovery
The USS Essex is travelling in the furthest reaches of the known Universe when it encounters a gigantic creature. After being pirates steal their cargo and most of their supplies the crew decide to capture the creature.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
72 Minutes
Ted Cooper Rudolph Anders Noreen Nash James Seay Harry Landers Jack Daly Dick Sands Lela Nelson Michael Mark
alien invisible man creature humanoid investigator engaging thrilling emotional suspenseful gripping los angeles observatory laboratory danger alien abduction alien/human relationship alien landing relationships adventure discovery
An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it off while ... See full summary »