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Men in Black: InternationalMen in Black: International (Men in Black 4) (2019)
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Rebecca Ferguson
Reboot of the sci–fi comedy about the top–secret organization which protects the earth from alien activity. Tessa Thompson and Chris…
ArrivalArrival (2016) Aro Favourite
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Amy Adams plays a linguistics expert who is recruited by the military to determine the intentions of seemingly–benign alien visitors who have…
Independence Day 2: ResurgenceIndependence Day 2: Resurgence (2016)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie Usher
Routine effects–heavy sequel is set decades after the first Independence Day invasion, and finds Earth once again faced with an alien threat.
Edge of TomorrowEdge of Tomorrow (2014) Recommended
Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson
Tom Cruise plays a reluctant futuristic solider who gets caught in a time loop and is forced to repeat his death on the battlefield until victory…
BattleshipBattleship (2012)
Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna
The might of the US Navy take on marauding alien invaders in this belly–flop of a Hollywood blockbuster, apparently based on the popular Hasbro…
Attack the BlockAttack the Block (2011) Aro Favourite
Dir. Joe Cornish
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail
A gang of teenage delinquents rally to defend their tower block from alien invaders in this quick–witted urban sci–fi comedy that…
District 9District 9 (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James
Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…
CJ7CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 hou) (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow turns his directing talents to the family–friendly fantasy, playing a dirt–poor father who surprises his…
ContactContact (1997) Recommended
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey
The E.T.s phone Earth in this lavish adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel, with scientists retrieving alien radio signals from Somewhere Out There. …
Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage. This gleefully (though…

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