Are we alone in the Universe, or do other planets also have life? This question worries many. It's good that the imagination of filmmakers knows no boundaries. Every year directors delight us with cool fantastic films. Check out the best films and TV shows about aliens made in the last 10 years; the list of paintings will pleasantly surprise you with its variety. Aliens can be friendly and violent, wanting to take over Earth, or offering their technology to humans. They are all different and unusual in their own way.
Edge of Tomorrow 2014
- Director: Doug Lyman
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 7.9
- The main role was supposed to go to Brad Pitt, but the actor declined the invitation.
Edge of Tomorrow is an excellent sci-fi movie with a high rating. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cage is a retired officer who will have to go into the heat of battle with aliens. Aliens ruthlessly crack down on the inhabitants of the Earth, and people suffer huge losses. Having united all the armies of the world, mankind decides on the last offensive against guests from another planet. Once in the thick of the battle, Bill immediately dies, but at the same time receives a dose of the blood of one of the aliens and returns to life again - only yesterday. Not knowing how to get out of the time loop, Cage constantly dies and wakes up again, but every time he becomes bolder, faster and more fearless. Will the hero be able to defeat the insidious alien invaders?
Arrival 2016
- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.9
- The film is based on the story of the writer Ted Chan "The Story of Your Life".
Arrival is a good alien invasion movie. The sudden appearance of alien ships in different parts of the planet plunges the world into fear. The intentions of the aliens are not clear - the armed forces are on full alert. To establish contact with them, American special agents turn to the brilliant linguist Louise Banks and astrophysicist Ian Donnelly for help. Having plucked up courage, the heroes climb onto an alien ship. Communicating with brothers in mind, a woman learns about the true purpose of placing space giants on Earth. In the hands of Ian and Louise, not only their own lives, but also the fate of an entire planet, which is about to burst from an overabundance of aggression towards everything unknown.
Woven by Fate (Star-Crossed) 2014
- Director: Gary Fleder, Edward Ornelas, Norman Buckley
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.3, IMDb - 7.3
- The series was slated to be titled Oxygen.
The unknown arrived on Earth from another planet, where they were placed in a well-guarded camp. Roman and the other six aliens were transferred to a regular school by order of the authorities. Here, an alien guest fell in love with a charming inhabitant of the Earth and wanted to be with her forever. But when faced with representatives of the human nation, he experienced deep disappointment. The main character could not have imagined that people could be so rude, cruel and selfish. The novel will have to go through many trials and dramatic moments in order to defend his right to be loved. Ten years pass. A hundred more comic guests arrive on Earth. How will aggressive earthlings meet them this time?
Another Earth 2011
- Director: Mike Cahill
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.0
- The film won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize.
Among the list of the best films and TV series about aliens made in the last 10 years, pay attention to the picture "Another Earth". Scientists discover a twin of the planet Earth in the solar system. Not only oceans, countries, cities, continents are the same, but even people. At a time when the whole world learned about the greatest discovery, Roda crashes into the car of the composer John with his car, and his whole family is killed. Driven by a sense of guilt, the girl tries to contact the musician to ask for forgiveness, but always postpones the explanation until another day. As a result, Roda gets a unique chance to get to the mysterious planet Earth-2. The girl wants to atone for her guilt before the composer, and a brilliant plan is born in her head ...
Pacific Rim 2013
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 6.9
- "Jaeger" in translation from German means "hunter".
From the depths of the sea, huge Kaiju monsters have risen, which are exterminating coastal cities around the world. The authorities are trying to fight the aliens and create giant humanoid robots Jaegers. But even they were powerless in the face of the ruthless Kaiju. The heroes have only one option - to turn to two very dubious characters. The first is an unnecessary pilot, the second is an inexperienced trainee. They joined forces to lead the legendary but outdated Jaeger into battle. Will the heroes be able to prevent the impending apocalypse?
Prometheus 2012
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.0, IMDb - 7.0
- The picture contains over 1300 frames with special effects.
"Prometheus" is a good work from a talented director, which you can already watch. Distant future. A group of brave explorers set out in search of the cradle of humanity. Having studied the most secret corners of the Universe, the heroes find themselves on a mysterious planet that can provide answers to the most important questions. But travelers do not yet realize that they will have to pay too high a price in search of the truth. They must not only enter into a dangerous and deadly battle with the unknown and get out of it alive, but also save the entire human race.
Falling Skies 2011 - 2015
- Director: Greg Beeman, Olatunde Osunsanmi
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 7.2
- The first episode of the series was watched by about 6 million people.
Skies Collapsed is one of the most addicting TV series in this collection, which is catchy. The alien invasion came as a complete surprise to earthlings. Merciless aliens have destroyed almost the entire population of our planet in six months. Several survivors unite to fight for survival and try to establish a connection with the same "lucky ones" as they are. Meanwhile, in Boston, in one of the resistance units, led by Captain Weaver, terrible events take place. Huge lizards, spiders and other creatures from space have completely taken over the city. Weaver is ordered to evacuate residents from a peaceful area to a safer place, but a lot of trouble awaits the heroes on the way. Will they be able to repel the invaders from outer space?
Childhood's End 2015
- Director: Nick Harran
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.9
- The series was filmed in Australia for 4 months.
Huge spaceships hover over all major cities. The arrival of alien guests led to an immediate end to wars and made the Earth almost a utopia. An ordinary farmer from the hinterland, Ricky Stormgren, acts as an intermediary for communication with aliens. Their ruler Karellen communicates with him, but does not show himself, saying that people are not yet ready for this. Only 15 years later does he demonstrate his appearance to humanity, and this is a frightening devilish image. Over time, it becomes apparent that the true goals of the aliens are not to provide Paradise on Earth for humans. Why did the aliens come here after all? Who are they really?
A Quiet Place 2018
- Director: John Krasinski
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 7.5
- Millie Simmonds, who plays the daughter of the main characters, is deaf and dumb. The actress lost her hearing in childhood due to an overdose of drugs.
The Abbott family with two children live a secluded life in a desolate countryside filled with horrible monsters that react to any sound. They communicate in sign language, walk barefoot and do not use cutlery. Each of the family members must move very quietly so that the terrible creatures do not hear them. But how to live in absolute silence if there are children in the house? The heroes decide to equip themselves with a soundproof dungeon, besides, Evelyn is going to give birth to another child. After all, the Abbots made one loud sound. House begins to attack creepy monsters ...
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
- Director: Luc Besson
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.5
- Luc Besson admitted that for many years he was going to do the adaptation of the comics "Valerian and Laureline". The director added that he started reading them at the age of ten, and Laureline was his first love.
The film is set in 2700. Space special agents Valerian and Laureline are in love with each other, but behave like little children with their eternal squabbles and pulling the pigtail. On duty, they got involved in a complicated business. Is this an intergalactic conspiracy or a scam of the bizarre inhabitants of the planet Alpha? The heroes have to find the answer to this question.
Live (Life) 2017
- Director: Daniel Espinosa
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.4, IMDb - 6.6
- Ryan Reynolds was going to play the main role in the film, but due to inconsistency in working schedules, the actor had to take a supporting role.
A team of astronauts from the International Space Station discovered life on Mars. A group of researchers is sent to the Red Planet in order to study an alien specimen found there. The test tube creature is named Calvin. Biologists, doctors and engineers are busy with it like a real newborn. After a slight depressurization of his cell, Calvin, who has already assumed the shape of a terrible octopus, shows a frightening ingenuity and gets out to freedom. What events will entail the discovery of astronauts?
Lost in Space 2018 - 2019
- Director: Tim Southam, Steven Sergik, Alex Graves
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.5, IMDb - 7.2
- The slogan of the series is "Danger will find them."
The year is 2046. The Robinsons spaceship is lost in the endless bowels of the universe and crashes at the foot of the glacier. The family manages to save some equipment and supplies before the capsule sinks. It turns out that they are not alone on the planet - here are Don West and Smith, who also managed to survive as a result of the disaster. Together they will have to adapt and survive in new, unusual conditions for themselves.
Star Wars: Skywalker. Rise (Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker) 2019
- Director: JJ Abrams
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.2, IMDb - 7.0
- The working title of the tape is "Black Diamond".
Details about the film
The action of the picture takes place after the events that took place in the previous part of the film. The final part of the trilogy of the legendary space saga is coming to an end. Will the main character, Ray, be able to learn how to control the Force and assemble a Resistance squad in order to defeat the first Order? The viewer will find out the answer to this question and to all the riddles from the previous parts of the tape. We will get acquainted with unique worlds, new heroes and go on an unusual journey to the very edge of the Galaxy. The end of the long struggle between the Jedi and the Sith draws near, but how will it end?
Mini-review of Star Wars: Skywalker. Sunrise "- impressions of the viewer
Earth to Echo 2014
- Director: Dave Green
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.0, IMDb - 5.8
- The film contains a reference to the popular game The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.
From the entire list of the best films and TV series about aliens made over the past 10 years, pay attention to the tape "Extraterrestrial Echo". Best friends Alex, Munch and Task began to receive mysterious messages on the phone with strange messages from aliens. The teenagers immediately ran to tell their parents about it, but they, of course, did not believe it. Then the heroes decided to independently find those who are trying to establish contact with them. A long search leads friends to an abandoned farm, where they find a real alien who needs help from earthlings. What adventures will Alex, Munch and Task get into, trying to help a mysterious creature from a distant galaxy?
