Alien Invasion Movies
Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films about an alien invasion, spanning 1951–2025. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.
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- 2021
A Quiet Place Part II
Rural · Islanddir. John Krasinski - 2016
Arrival
Ruraldir. Denis Villeneuve - 2011
Attack the Block
Urbandir. Joe Cornish - 2025
Bugonia
Rural · Urbandir. Yorgos Lanthimos - 1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Rural · Wildernessdir. Steven Spielberg - 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg - 2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Doug Liman - 1996
Independence Day
Urban · Desertdir. Roland Emmerich - 1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Urbandir. Philip Kaufman - 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ruraldir. Don Siegel - 1996
Mars Attacks!
Urban · Desertdir. Tim Burton - 1997
Men in Black
Urbandir. Barry Sonnenfeld - 2002
Signs
Ruraldir. M. Night Shyamalan - 1997
Starship Troopers
Off Worlddir. Paul Verhoeven - 2012
The Avengers
Urbandir. Joss Whedon - 1951
The Thing from Another World
Wildernessdir. Christian Nyby - 2021
The Tomorrow War
Urban · Coastal Sea · Wildernessdir. Chris McKay - 1953
The War of the Worlds
Rural · Urbandir. Byron Haskin - 1988
They Live
Urbandir. John Carpenter - 2014
Under the Skin
Urban · Wilderness · Mountaindir. Jonathan Glazer - 2005
War of the Worlds
Urban · Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg
Frequently asked
How many movies are about an alien invasion?
Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films about an alien invasion, spanning 1951–2025.
What are some movies about an alien invasion?
Films about an alien invasion in our catalogue include A Quiet Place Part II (2021), Arrival (2016), Attack the Block (2011), Bugonia (2025), and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).
What is the oldest movie about an alien invasion?
The Thing from Another World (1951) is the earliest film about an alien invasion in our catalogue; the most recent is Bugonia (2025).