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Apocalyptic and Alien-Invasions-Movies!

by willi-beckenlehner • Created 13 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
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  • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)

    1. War of the Worlds

    20051h 57mPG-1373Metascore
    6.5 (490K)
    An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim Robbins
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)

    2. The War of the Worlds

    19531h 27mG78Metascore
    7.0 (40K)
    A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
    DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes Tremayne
  • The Day After (1983)

    3. The Day After

    19832h 7mTV-PGTV Movie
    7.0 (19K)
    The effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsJason RobardsJoBeth WilliamsSteve Guttenberg
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

    4. The Day After Tomorrow

    20042h 4mPG-1347Metascore
    6.5 (497K)
    Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsDennis QuaidJake GyllenhaalEmmy Rossum
  • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)

    5. 2012

    20092h 38mPG-1349Metascore
    5.8 (410K)
    A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsJohn CusackThandiwe NewtonChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Eric Balfour and Donald Faison in Skyline (2010)

    6. Skyline

    20101h 32mPG-1326Metascore
    4.5 (93K)
    Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth.
    DirectorsColin StrauseGreg StrauseStarsEric BalfourDonald FaisonScottie Thompson
  • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)

    7. Armageddon

    19982h 31mPG-1342Metascore
    6.7 (466K)
    After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen Affleck
  • Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)

    8. Deep Impact

    19982hPG-1340Metascore
    6.3 (198K)
    A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.
    DirectorMimi LederStarsRobert DuvallTéa LeoniElijah Wood
  • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)

    9. Sunshine

    20071h 47mR64Metascore
    7.2 (276K)
    A team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyRose ByrneChris Evans
  • V (1984)

    10. V

    1984–198519 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.3 (15K)
    A year after Liberation Day, courtesy of the red-dust bacteria, the humanoid, lizard-like aliens develop a resistance to the micro-organism and try to regain control of the Earth--only now, some humans are knowingly working with them.
    CreatorKenneth JohnsonStarsMarc SingerFaye GrantMichael Ironside
  • The Tripods (1984)

    11. The Tripods

    1984–198525 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.4 (1.6K)
    Cousins Will and Henry Parker, avoiding mind control by alien Masters via capping at 16, journey to find free humans after learning their world is conquered by Tripods in 2089.
    StarsJohn ShackleyCeri SeelJim Baker
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)

    12. Men in Black II

    20021h 28mPG-1349Metascore
    6.2 (419K)
    Agent J is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory after the re-appearance of a case from K's past.
    DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithRip Torn
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    13. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (155K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
  • The Road Warrior (1981)

    14. The Road Warrior

    19811h 36mR77Metascore
    7.6 (208K)
    In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael Preston
  • The Prophecy (1995)

    15. The Prophecy

    19951h 38mR44Metascore
    6.4 (35K)
    At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.
    DirectorGregory WidenStarsChristopher WalkenElias KoteasVirginia Madsen
  • Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)

    16. The Road

    20091h 51mR64Metascore
    7.2 (263K)
    In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
    DirectorJohn HillcoatStarsViggo MortensenCharlize TheronKodi Smit-McPhee
  • Thomas Jane and Nathan Gamble in The Mist (2007)

    17. The Mist

    20072h 6mR58Metascore
    7.1 (358K)
    After a massive thunderstorm, an eerie, unwavering fog descends upon a Maine community. Locals seek refuge in a grocery store from the monstrous creatures now roaming the countryside killing everyone they encounter.
    DirectorFrank DarabontStarsThomas JaneMarcia Gay HardenLaurie Holden
  • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)

    18. Waterworld

    19952h 15mPG-1356Metascore
    6.3 (218K)
    In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land.
    DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsKevin CostnerJeanne TripplehornDennis Hopper
  • Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)

    19. The Postman

    19972h 57mR29Metascore
    6.1 (81K)
    A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
    DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerWill PattonLarenz Tate
  • Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez in Resident Evil (2002)

    20. Resident Evil

    20021h 40mR35Metascore
    6.6 (299K)
    A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichMichelle RodriguezRyan McCluskey
  • Reign of Fire (2002)

    21. Reign of Fire

    20021h 41mPG-1339Metascore
    6.2 (149K)
    A brood of fire-breathing dragons emerges from the earth and begins setting everything ablaze, establishing dominance over the planet.
    DirectorRob BowmanStarsMatthew McConaugheyChristian BaleIzabella Scorupco
  • Faith Domergue, Jeff Morrow, and Rex Reason in This Island Earth (1955)

    22. This Island Earth

    19551h 26mApproved
    5.9 (11K)
    Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
    DirectorsJoseph M. NewmanJack ArnoldStarsJeff MorrowFaith DomergueRex Reason
  • Invaders from Mars (1986)

    23. Invaders from Mars

    19861h 40mPG56Metascore
    5.5 (11K)
    A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
    DirectorTobe HooperStarsKaren BlackHunter CarsonTimothy Bottoms
  • Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)

    24. Mars Attacks!

    19961h 46mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (252K)
    Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsJack NicholsonPierce BrosnanSarah Jessica Parker
  • Independence Day (1996)

    25. Independence Day

    19962h 25mPG-1359Metascore
    7.0 (627K)
    The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
    DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff Goldblum

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