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Plot Summary:
Martians replace scientist & his family to pave way for invasion.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, psychotronic
Best tv shows and movies like The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1962):
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H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (2005)
Plot Summary:
This movie is a faithful adaptation of H. G. Well's book, set in the 19th century.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: epic, suspense
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Mars Needs Women (1968)
Plot Summary:
Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that Martians have impeccable taste when one of his first conquests turns out to be sexy scientist Yvonne Craig.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: tension, independent film, offbeat, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, suspense, vintage, campy, cult film
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UFO: Target Earth (1974)
Plot Summary:
An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: psychedelic, psychotronic, independent film
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Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
Plot Summary:
Three aliens from the planet Taros land on Earth and are befriended by a Wyoming rancher's son.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Wizard of Mars (1965)
Plot Summary:
In 1974, four astronauts, silver shoe-clad Dorothy, overweight Doc, goofy Charlie, and wooden Steve, crash land on Mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. They must try to survive on the surface, which is barren except for some canals with huge maggots with fins. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned Earth vessel, they discover a golden road which leads them to the unchanging ruins of what was once a beautiful Martian city. The Martians are modeled on the Flatheads of Oz, and their collective consciousness, the "Wizard," forbids them to leave until they perform a very small task.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: space horror, independent film, scary, offbeat, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, campy
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The Love War (1970)
Plot Summary:
Two different alien races are at war. Representatives of each race have landed on Earth to battle it out here, but they've taken human form and they can only spot other aliens through the use of special glasses.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic
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Martians Go Home (1989)
Plot Summary:
Song writer Mark Devereaux accidentally calls millions of green Martians to invade Earth. No they aren't dangerous, just wise-cracking, intrusive, pain in neck, annoyances. No one can escape their distracting influence. It's up to Mark to figure out how they got here, and most importantly, how to get rid of them before they drive everyone crazy!.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 827
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film, cult film
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The Alien Factor (1978)
Plot Summary:
A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small back woods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk are turning up mutilated. Very low budget feature was the first for Baltimore filmmaker Don Dohler.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: independent film, horror comedy, campy
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Battle of the Worlds (1961)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Fred Steele (Umberto Orsini) and Eve Barnett (Maya Brent) work together at an astronomical station on a bucolic island. The station's scientists learn they must deal with a rogue planet -- "The Outsider" -- that has entered the solar system. which must be controlled by an alien intelligence… Professor Benson's(Claude Rains) expedition discovers a race of humanoid creatures dead.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 958
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, apocalyptic, suspense
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Starship Invasions (1977)
Plot Summary:
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol located in the Bermuda Triangle, the League of Races. LOR leaders warn Rameses that he's breaking galactic treaty rules. The alien villain responds by launching an invasion which telepathically drives Earthlings to suicide. The LOR implore UFO expert Professor Duncan to help them. Eventually, the two alien forces battle. Will the Earth be saved?.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 953
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, grindhouse, cult classic, apocalyptic, bizarre, cult film
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The Aliens Are Coming (1980)
Plot Summary:
An alien mother ship hovering in Earth's atmosphere is the base for an attempted alien invasion of Earth.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Terrornauts (1967)
Plot Summary:
A group of scientists are kidnapped and taken to an outer space outpost in order to save Earth from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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PSI Factor (1980)
Plot Summary:
Aliens from another dimension cross space and time to come to Earth. A scientist tries to discover what their motives are.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
Plot Summary:
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Mission Mars (1968)
Plot Summary:
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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1313: UFO Invasion (2012)
Plot Summary:
ADAM is a graduate student in theoretical astronomy and working on his dissertation. He’s always been interested in what’s ‘out there’ and he finds a perfect opportunity to both work and play…..in Roswell, New Mexico.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 212
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, sexy, funny, homoerotic, campy, cult film
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Official Denial (1993)
Plot Summary:
A man who claims to have been abducted by aliens is also abducted by a top secret government agency, the Majestic Group, who want him to attempt to communicate with the only surviving alien from a UFO shot down by the Air Force. Telepathically, the alien tells him it must be returned to its ship, where it will reveal a secret vital to the future of the planet. Written by Alexander Lum , IMDb.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 340
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Christmas on Mars (2008)
Plot Summary:
The film tells the story of the experiences of Major Syrtis during the first Christmas on a newly-colonized Mars. Coyne has described the film as "Maybe Eraserhead or Dead Man crossed with some kind of fantasy and space aspects, like The Wizard of Oz and maybe A Space Odyssey, and set at Christmas-time. The story that unfolds is intended to hint at childlike magic within a tragic and realistic situation.".
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 815
Genere: Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, captivating, stylized, psychological, dark, offbeat, independent film, weird, bizarre
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Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966)
Plot Summary:
An evil brain from outer space unleashes monsters with deadly diseases on Earth with trying to conquer the universe. Superhero Starman must battle them all to save his planet.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 886
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, classic horror, weird, cult film
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Star Crystal (1986)
Plot Summary:
Crew members aboard a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, experimental, independent film, space horror
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War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (2008)
Plot Summary:
Two years after the Martian invasion, George Herbert's worst fears are realized: The Aliens have returned. As a second wave of Martian walkers lay waste to what's left of Earth, an alliance of military forces prepares a daring attack on the Red Planet itself. Once again, the future of mankind hangs in the balance.
IMDB Rating: 2.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, suspense, mockbuster, bleak, saga, independent film, dark comedy, exciting
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Alien Species (1996)
Plot Summary:
Huge Motherships from an alien species sneak ominously into orbit around Earth. Lethal bat-winged fighters descend on the planet. Citizens are abducted. Homes are destroyed. The invasion has begun! A small town sheriff, two deputies and a professor discover the alien plan. With the secret to destroy the attacking ships, there's a chance they could stop the alien invasion... for now!!!!.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 671
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, fast, cult film
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Lifeform (1996)
Plot Summary:
When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET". Encased in armor, it extends a human like form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows an interest in humans including a soft caress of a female scientist prior to the Army killing it. This only enrages its sibling.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Feeders 2: Slay Bells (1998)
Plot Summary:
Aliens invade Earth over the Christmas holidays, and it's up to Santa Claus and his elves to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 450
Genere: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: christmas horror, independent film, cult film
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Crimson Force (2005)
Plot Summary:
The crew of the first manned mission to Mars crash land on the surface in search of a clean everlasting power source they believe to be hidden somewhere beneath the ground. However, the crew find themselves in the middle of a civil war between the High Priest of Mars' royal guards and the High Priestess' warriors. The crew is divided with one half deciding to help the High Priest make peace with Earth and the other side with the High Priestess who is secretly plotting to kill her husband and invade Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 800
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic, futuristic
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H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005)
Plot Summary:
In this modern retelling of H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi horror, civilization is laid to ruin when a super race of aliens invades Earth. In a blink of an eye, massive "walkers" cover the planet, annihilating all in their path. As cities crumble and human flesh is ripped from the bone, one man struggles to find the one weapon that will turn the tide for mankind.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: intense, serious, suspenseful, mockbuster, suspense, futuristic, perverse, exciting, thought provoking, breathtaking
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Invaders from Mars (1986)
Plot Summary:
In this attempted remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, captivating, exciting, tense, scary, slasher, grindhouse, creepy, cult classic, serious
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Mars Attacks! (1996)
Plot Summary:
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy homage to science fiction films of the '50s and '60s.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 240000
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: parody, dark comedy, absurd, humorous, spoof, futuristic, funny, black comedy, stylized, melancholic
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Hangar 18 (1980)
Plot Summary:
During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies it's existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret hangar 18 and the accident is claimed to incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, psychotronic, exciting, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, bad ending, suspense
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Alien Outbreak (2020)
Plot Summary:
In a small rural community, local police officers Zoe and Patrick begin their shift as normal but soon, strange events unfold. Residents begin behaving erratically, and suicidal panic spreads amongst the township they are trying to protect. Zoe and Patrick realise alien machines are taking hold, cutting their small group of survivors off from the outside world. Can the determined humans band together to save their community, and all mankind, from extinction?.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful