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The Thing1982 • 109 min • Budget $15M • Box office $19MHorror, Mystery, Science FictionIn the harsh winter of 1982, a small research team in Antarctica unearths a remarkable find: a perfectly preserved alien body frozen in the ice for over 100,000 years. As they thaw…8.18.217+
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2025 Armageddon2022 • 90 minScience Fiction, Action, HorrorAn aggressive alien civilization attacks Earth, employing colossal creatures and natural disasters directly inspired by the content of a television channel – The Asylum – whose broadcasts reached their world.4.73.0
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The Cat from Outer Space1978 • 104 min • Budget $4MComedy, Family, Science FictionAn alien spacecraft crashes on Earth and is taken over by the U.S. government. The ship's occupant is a cat with a collar that gives it human speech and special powers, and…5.96.00+
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid1979 • 88 minComedy, Science Fiction, ActionA young alien is stranded at a remote Earth outpost and discovers a small western town struggling with crime. He befriends the town's weary sheriff, who is initially doubtful of the alien's…6.46.1
Disregarded People2013 • 123 minYusuke Mamiana, disillusioned with his life, encounters Kyoko, an unattractive girl, in his hometown. Driven by impulse, he initiates a relationship with her that nearly turns into an assault. They begin living…3.85.6
The Astronaut's Wife1999 • 109 min • Budget $75M • Box office $19MDrama, Science Fiction, ThrillerThe film tells the story of astronaut Spencer Armacost, who returns from a close call in space. Wanting to be closer to his wife Jillian, he chooses a quiet desk job instead…5.65.417+
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 • 80 min • Budget $416K • Box office $3MScience Fiction, Horror, ThrillerIn a peaceful rural town, Dr. William, a caring doctor, starts to notice strange things happening with his patients. They act differently, seem without feeling, and often say they don't recognize people…7.57.7
Repo Man1984 • 92 min • Budget $1M • Box office $2MComedy, Science FictionA young man's life changes when he takes a job as a repossession agent with a seasoned veteran. Their assignments are anything but typical, involving alien encounters, shadowy government operations, and a…6.76.817+
Burnt Offering2018 • 73 minFour teenage graffiti artists on the run from the police seek refuge in a deserted schoolhouse. They soon realize the building is occupied by someone with sinister intentions.5.32.9
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Arachnid2001 • 95 min • Budget $570KAdventure, Horror, Science FictionWhen Mercer's brother, an amateur pilot, crashes on an island and is killed by a giant spider, she vows to find out what happened. A year later, her search reveals a dangerous…4.24.017+
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Critters 31991 • 86 minComedy, Horror, Science FictionA terrifying invasion begins in a Los Angeles apartment building when vicious, fanged creatures with fur attack the residents. The tenants, a diverse group struggling to make ends meet, are suddenly hunted…5.34.513+
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3 Ninjas1992 • 96 min • Budget $6M • Box office $29MFamily, Action, AdventureEach summer, Samuel, Jeffrey, and Michael Douglas visit their grandfather, Mori Shintaro. They share a close bond forged through ninjutsu training under his guidance. One year, when an organized crime group escapes…5.75.46+
Riverworld2003 • 86 minFantasy, Science Fiction, ThrillerThis Sci Fi Channel movie adapts the book series by Philip José Farmer. It's set in Riverworld, a strange and dangerous place where every person who has ever lived – from the…4.45.1
