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Movies and shows like Alien

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These 17 titles extend Alien through mood and genre. The selection runs from 1978 to 2026. The highest rated is Project Hail Mary (8.7). 5 of them are on fuboTV, YouTube TV.

Aliens
★ 8.0
Aliens1986

Same saga · In common: android, space travel

Alien Resurrection
★ 6.2
Alien Resurrection1997

Same saga · In common: dystopia, alien

Alien³
★ 6.4
Alien³1992

Same saga · In common: space, spacecraft

Hardware
★ 5.8
Hardware1990

Also horror · In common: dystopia

Prometheus
★ 6.9
Prometheus2012

Same director · In common: android, space

The Thing
★ 8.3
The Thing1982

Also horror · In common: alien, spacecraft

Alien: Covenant
★ 6.2
Alien: Covenant2017

Also horror · In common: space travel, android

The Empire Strikes Back
★ 8.4
The Empire Strikes Back1980

In common: space opera, spacecraft

Independence Day
★ 6.9
Independence Day1996

In common: alien, spacecraft

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
★ 7.5
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016

In common: space opera, space travel

Interstellar
★ 8.6
Interstellar2014

In common: dystopia, space

Project Hail Mary
★ 8.7
Project Hail Mary2026

In common: space travel, space

Le Cinquième Élément
★ 7.6
Le Cinquième Élément1997

In common: space opera, dystopia

Arrival
★ 8.0
Arrival2016

In common: alien, spacecraft

Oblivion
★ 6.7
Oblivion2013

In common: dystopia, space