Urban Alien Invasion Movies
Kinora's catalogue lists 13 films about an alien invasion and set in cities, spanning 1953–2025. 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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- 2011
Attack the Block
Urbandir. Joe Cornish - 2025
Bugonia
Rural · Urbandir. Yorgos Lanthimos - 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 - 1996
Mars Attacks!
Urban · Desertdir. Tim Burton - 1997
Men in Black
Urbandir. Barry Sonnenfeld - 2012
The Avengers
Urbandir. Joss Whedon - 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 and set in cities?
Kinora's catalogue lists 13 films about an alien invasion and set in cities, spanning 1953–2025.
What are some movies about an alien invasion and set in cities?
Films about an alien invasion and set in cities in our catalogue include Attack the Block (2011), Bugonia (2025), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Independence Day (1996), and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
What is the oldest movie about an alien invasion and set in cities?
The War of the Worlds (1953) is the earliest film about an alien invasion and set in cities in our catalogue; the most recent is Bugonia (2025).