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15 Movies Like Aliens

Loved Aliens? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day shares important genre DNA with Aliens and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Action, Thriller, Science Fiction genres✓ Directed by James Cameron✓ Shares cast including Jenette Goldstein and Michael Biehn✓ Released only 5 years apart

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80%

Creepshow

1982

Creepshow shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Horror, Monster, Science Fiction genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore family

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69%

Predator 2

1990

Predator 2 shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Aliens, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Horror genres✓ They share violent and suspenseful tones✓ Both feature aliens✓ Released only 4 years apart

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68%

Predator

1987

Predator shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Horror genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival

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67%

They Live

1988

They Live shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Thriller genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival

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67%

The Thing

1982

The Thing shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Horror, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Horror genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival

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67%

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

The Transformers: The Movie shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share violent and suspenseful tones✓ Both feature robots

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66%

Avatar

2009

Avatar shares important genre DNA with Aliens and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Adventure genres✓ Directed by James Cameron✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore survival

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65%

Critters

1986

Critters shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both feature aliens✓ Both explore family

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63%

Night of the Comet

1984

Night of the Comet shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Action, Horror genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a violent tone

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63%

The Shining

1980

The Shining shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Horror, Thriller, Suspense genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share violent and suspenseful tones✓ Both explore family

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63%

Alien Resurrection

1997

Alien Resurrection shares both genre DNA and cast connections with Aliens, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Science Fiction, Horror, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Both feature aliens✓ Also stars Sigourney Weaver

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63%

War of the Worlds

2005

War of the Worlds shares meaningful genre characteristics with Aliens, making it a natural movie to consider next.

✓ They share Action, Science Fiction, Thriller genres✓ They both feature aliens and robots✓ They share themes of family, survival✓ Similar movie-night length

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62%

Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Horror, Science Fiction Horror, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore survival✓ Both have a suspenseful tone

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60%

Demons

1985

Demons shares key genre characteristics with Aliens and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Horror, Thriller, Suspense genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a suspenseful tone

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60%

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