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1. 3 Body Problem (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an existential planetary threat.
Stars: Jovan Adepo, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong
Votes: 118,359
2. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 607,520 | Gross: $306.17M
3. E.T. (1982)
PG | 115 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace
Votes: 438,962 | Gross: $435.11M
4. Ad Astra (2019)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 261,395 | Gross: $50.19M
5. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Votes: 294,014 | Gross: $100.92M
6. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel
Votes: 433,317 | Gross: $352.39M
7. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
PG | 138 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 217,669 | Gross: $132.09M
8. Species (1995)
R | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
Votes: 85,538 | Gross: $60.07M
9. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.
Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells | Stars: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock
Votes: 147,004 | Gross: $101.22M
10. Starman (1984)
PG | 115 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 52,540 | Gross: $28.70M
11. The X Files (1998)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, John Neville, William B. Davis
Votes: 110,365 | Gross: $83.90M
12. The Arrival (1996)
PG-13 | 115 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Zane, an astronomer, discovers intelligent alien life. But the aliens are keeping a deadly secret, and will do anything to stop Zane from learning it.
Director: David Twohy | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Shane
Votes: 38,303 | Gross: $14.05M
13. My Favorite Martian (1999)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
A Martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 14,461 | Gross: $36.83M
14. Without Warning (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Sci-Fi
3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Sander Vanocur, Jane Kaczmarek, Bree Walker, Dwier Brown
Votes: 1,502
15. Deceived (2002 Video)
Unrated | 95 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a remote space observatory perched high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a needle frantically scratches erratic lines on a strip chart recorder confirming an extraterrestrial signal. ... See full summary »
Director: André van Heerden | Stars: Judd Nelson, Michelle Nolden, Stewart Bick, Louis Gossett Jr.
Votes: 400
16. The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary
A scientist tries to teach a dolphin named Peter to understand and mimic human speech in order to speak to extraterrestrial life.
Director: Christopher Riley | Stars: Steven Macintosh, John C. Lilly, Jeff Bridges, D. Graham Burnett
Votes: 110
17. Wow Signal (2017)
88 min | Documentary
On a late summer evening in 1977, Ohio radio astronomers discovered a strong, interstellar signal that is believed by many to be the best evidence of communication from an extraterrestrial civilization.
Director: Bob Dawson | Stars: Jerry Ehman, Karen O'Neil, Seth Shostak, Michael Holstine
Votes: 81
18. A Life's Work (2020)
90 min | Documentary
What's it like to dedicate your life to work that won't be completed in your lifetime? Fifteen years ago, filmmaker David Licata focused on four projects and the people behind them in an effort to answer this universal question.
Director: David Licata | Stars: Jill Tarter, Robert Darden, David Milarch, Paolo Soleri
19. The Privileged Planet (2004 Video)
60 min | Documentary
This 60-minute video documentary explores the conditions on Earth that allow for intelligent life and also make it a strangely well suited place for viewing and analyzing the universe.
Director: Lad Allen | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Tom Roberts, Charles Beichman, Donald Brownlee
Votes: 297
20. I Want to Believe 2: UFOS and UAPS (2023)
62 min | Documentary
A captivating exploration of one of the most fascinating and mysterious subjects of our time.
Director: Jeremy Norrie | Stars: Earl Grey Anderson, Roderick Martin, Seth Shostak, Chuck Zukowski
Votes: 17
21. A Message to the Stars (2021)
52 min | Documentary
For more than 50 years, we've been unsuccessfully searching for any evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Nevertheless, the discovery of thousands of exoplanets where life could ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Chao | Stars: Douglas Vakoch, James Kasting, Steven J. Dick, David Messerschmitt
Votes: 13
22. From Here to Infinity: The Ultimate Voyage (1994 Video)
43 min | Documentary, Short, Family
A voyage from Earth to the edge of the universe.
Director: Don Barrett | Star: Patrick Stewart
Votes: 47
23. Explorer (II) (2016)
12 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
After assembling a server farm in his garage to search for alien life, an isolated and obsessive man travels into his own inner space.
Director: Alex Backhouse | Star: Tainui Tukiwaho
24. The International Space Orchestra (2013)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
Join the International Space Orchestra - an assembly of star-spangled space scientists from NASA Ames Research Center and SETI Institute, Singularity University and the International Space ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Hayoun- Stépanian | Stars: Manny Angel, Ralph Bach, Janice Bishop, Lewis Braxton III
Votes: 8
25. Messaging Aliens & Living Long Enough to Get A Response - Douglas Vakoch & METI (2022)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tim Maupin | Star: Douglas Vakoch
26. The Search (2009)
14 min | Short, Drama, Family
A man's search for the existence of life outside our universe takes a remarkable turn when he connects with a recently bereaved family.
Director: Mark Buchanan | Stars: Matt Berry, Flora Montgomery, Tim Plester
Votes: 16
27. Humans Sent a New Message to Aliens. Will They Respond? (2022)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Tim Maupin | Star: Douglas Vakoch
28. Allô la Terre: vous avez un message? Partie 2 (2021)
97 min | Documentary
Stars: Florence Raulin Cerceau, Brigitte David, Nicolas Prantzos, Ian Roberts
29. Life on Earth: Do You Have a Message? Part 1 (2021)
110 min | Documentary
Stars: Brigitte David, Douglas Vakoch
31. C'est quoi le plan si les aliens nous contactent? (2023 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Lylia Berthonneau, John Elliott, Douglas Vakoch
32. Life on Earth: Do You Have a Message? Part 2 (2021)
97 min | Documentary
Stars: Florence Raulin Cerceau, Brigitte David, Nicolas Prantzos, Ian Roberts
33. What Is the Most Exciting News on Extraterrestrials? (2016)
3 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Kelsey Adams, Eric Mack, Douglas Vakoch
34. How to Design an Interstellar Message for Extraterrestrials (2018)
5 min | Short
Stars: Frank Drake, Paul R. Frommer, Marc Okrand, Carl Sagan
35. Allô la Terre: vous avez un message? Partie 1 (2021)
110 min | Documentary
Stars: Brigitte David, Douglas Vakoch
36. Doug Vakoch on Extraterrestrial Communication (2020 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
In this interview, Doug Vakoch of METI discusses why it's important to broadcast our existence to the Universe.
Star: Douglas Vakoch
37. Cosmic Conversations with Dr Doug Vakoch (METI International) (2020 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Douglas Vakoch, Ryan Wyatt
38. Space Anomaly Gets Extraterrestrial Intelligence Experts' Attention (2015 TV Short)
2 min | Short, News
Stars: Charles Clifford, Pam Moore, Douglas Vakoch
39. Futurism News: An Interview with Douglas Vakoch (2017 Video)
3 min | Short, News
Stars: Athena Brensberger, Douglas Vakoch
41. How Is NASA Contacting Aliens? (2019)
51 min | Documentary
Director: Ruth Chao | Stars: Seth Shostak, Jill Tarter, Douglas Vakoch
42. Talking with ET: The Language and Timescales of Interstellar Communication (2003 Video)
27 min | Short
Stars: Ron Hipschman, Bonnie Loyd, Douglas Vakoch
43. What Happens If Aliens Actually Make Contact? (2022 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Joe Robson | Stars: Seth Shostak, Douglas Vakoch
44.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Little Green Men
(1994)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With the X-Files shut down, Mulder travels to Puerto Rico on a tip from his mentor in the Senate to uncover the reason behind the sudden reactivation of a remote long abandoned SETI-like communications station.
Director: David Nutter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Mike Gomez
Votes: 5,478
45.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
To Dare Dominion: Part I
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Dr. Terror succeeds in creating a dimensional neutron vortex in Dominion. He has a new ally, Claw who has become a cyborg. Claw is also John Thunder's former sparring partner who holds a ... See full summary »
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 14
46.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Origins: Where Are the Aliens?
(2004)
TV-PG | Documentary
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores whether life is unique to Earth. "The elements essential to life as we know it are widespread throughout the universe," Tyson says, but no extraterrestrial life has yet been found. Why?
Directors: Julia Cort, Mark Everest, Alice Harper, Larry Klein, Thomas Levenson | Stars: Frank Drake, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 63
47.
Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode:
12 March 2019: Evening Bulletin
(2019)
30 min | News
Stars: Rob Smith, Elaine Willcox, Ian Ackley, Dave White
48.
The Why (2017– )
Episode:
Episode dated 9 April 2019
(2019)
News
Stars: Chance Seales, Douglas Vakoch
49.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Astrobiology
(2008)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Scientists speculate on how life originated on earth based on the range of conditions where life survives today and the conditions that existed on the early earth. They then look for those ... See full summary »
Director: Laura Verklan | Stars: Erik Thompson, Seth Shostak, David Grinspoon, Abigail Allwood
Votes: 93
50.
TEDx Talks (2009– )
Episode:
Don't Be Afraid of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(2020)
13 min | Documentary, Short
As astronomers launch ambitious projects for Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence, alarmists worry that transmitting intentional radio and laser signals into space may provoke an alien ... See full summary »
Star: Douglas Vakoch