Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore stories tagged with aliens and extraterrestrial encounters.
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Aliens, Horror, Retro Science Fiction, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
A rocket ship carrying astronaut John Corcoran launches and orbits the Earth, marking the United States' first crewed space launch. Shortly after taking off, the ship is struck by an unknown object, forcing Corcoran to abort the mission an…
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Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
In the desert outside of San Angelo, California, a meteorite crashes, scattering hundreds of black fragments. The next day, Federal geologist Ben Gilbert brings one of the fragments to his office. He and local newspaper publisher Martin Co…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
An unusual V-shaped formation of meteorites has fallen in Cornwall. Scientists are appointed to investigate. However, their leader, Dr.
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Family Comedy, Komödie, comedy drama
Robert Axle, a New Orleans–based infomercial guru, loses it all when one of his inventions maims thousands of customers. After eight years in a maximum-security prison, Axle is ready to redeem his name and rebuild his billion-dollar empire…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, monster film, science fiction film
300px|thumb Dr. Douglas Martin is a nuclear scientist working on atomic bomb tests. While collecting aerial data on a United States Air Force (USAF) atomic blast at Soledad Flats, the pilot loses control of their aircraft and they crash.
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Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, independent film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
Allan Kelley and his family struggle to survive on their small date ranch, located in the bleak California desert landscape well away from civilization. His wife Carol hates living so far from civilization, often taking her frustration out…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, adventure film, comedy film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, thriller film
The Night That Panicked America tells the story of the 1938 The War of the Worlds broadcast from the point of view of Orson Welles and his associates as they create the broadcast live, as well as from the points of view of a number of diff…
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Sci-Fi, fantasy film
In the year 2009, a meteor shower above Earth claims the life of American astronaut Jeff Hale (Brad Johnson). He awakens inside a jade-green bubble beneath the surface of a body of water filled with other such bubbles. A mysterious cloaked…
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Adventure, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
Not long after the invasion and occupation of Earth by an extraterrestrial race of powerful robots wanting human knowledge and ingenuity, humans are confined to their homes. Leaving without permission would be to risk their lives. Monitore…
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Sci-Fi, alien invasion, science fiction film
NASA successfully lands a robotic surveyor on Mars. The rover begins to explore, but after just a few minutes it is completely destroyed by what appears to be a high energy surge. At exactly the same instant back at mission control, Dr.
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Action, Sci-Fi, science fiction film
left|thumb|200px|Commando Cody with lunar tank Commando Cody (George Wallace) is a civilian researcher and inventor with a number of employees. He uses a streamlined helmet and an atomic-powered rocket backpack attached to a leather flying…
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Sci-Fi, science fiction
Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
A team working on a U.S.military satellite program under the direction of head scientist Forsythe loses control of a precious satellite. They realize that they can not prevent its crash on earth within the next two hours. Upon impact, the …
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science fiction film
A U. S. military station in Houston, the United States Decoding Service (U.S.D.S.), NASA Wing, has intercepted a message from outer space.
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Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
The U.S. Secretary of Defense Bob Kenmore (Bob Wilde) visits a government facility called Nexus, an underground laboratory controlled entirely by a computer, to witness a top-secret experiment which sends three volunteers Dawson, Hoffman a…
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Sci-Fi, action film, alien invasion, mockbuster, science fiction film
In February 1942, U.S. armed forces defend Los Angeles from unidentified flying objects. Seventy years later, the alien invaders return to finish the attack.
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Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, independent film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
American astronaut Frank Douglas was on a mission to identify satellites mysteriously not having been sent into orbit by any nation, but ground control lost contact with his space capsule (not shown). Col. Steve Connors spearheads the sear…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, alien invasion, mockbuster, science fiction film, thriller film, war film
is on its final voyage before being decommissioned and turned into a floating museum. When is attacked and destroyed by a mysterious force, World War III looms. The captain of Iowa chases an invisible ship, which they discover to be an ali…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, alien invasion, horror film, science fiction film
Four isolated astronauts in the lunar mining base Ark suffer a meteor storm. While inspecting the damage caused by the meteors, astronaut Ava Cameron discovers spores contained in one of the fragments and brings them back to the base for i…
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Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, science fiction
Astronaut and osteopath, Dr. Ivan Hood and his companion Kelly return to Earth after a 40-year space mission with two other astronauts. They are soon captured by human bounty hunters near the ruins of Portland, Oregon and one of their team…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, science fiction film
In Riverdale, Illinois, a man carrying a lighted glass container bumps into a pedestrian. The container is broken, and a fight ensues. On their way home, Glenn Cameron and his fiancée, Elaine, are distracted by a light.
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Aliens, Horror, Sci-Fi, horror film, monster film, science fiction film
In a rundown motel, Lieutenant Martin Kirn meets with a reporter to tell what happened on his final military mission. Since at least World War II, the United States government has successfully covered up very real proof of U.F.O.s. However…
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Horror, Sci-Fi, alien invasion, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film
A spaceship crashes in a sparsely populated area of Earth and three horrific aliens survive the accident. The grotesque extraterrestrials soon begin to terrorize the local residents, until one intrepid soul named "Ben Zachary" chooses to f…
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Aliens, Horror, Horror comedy, Komödie, Sci-Fi, Thriller, comedy film, horror film, parody film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
The story begins in 1957 in the star-filled skies above California's Mojave Desert. It is a special night for noted astronomer Ted Lewis, who is preparing a special anniversary dinner with steaks for his beautiful, adoring wife Lana while …
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