The best alien invasion movies feature the most exhilarating stories about extraterrestrial visitors, from War of the Worlds to Annihilation.

Watch the Alien franchise in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to Alien: Earth, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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After seven feature films, a short, a digital series, and numerous books, the franchise is coming to television in the form of Alien: Earth. The FX series, created by Noah Hawley, takes place two years before 1979's Alien and features a new cast of characters set to face certain doom in the form of the terrifying Xenomorphs we've come to know.

This November, the Predator returns to the big-screen in Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator: Badlands. Since the release of the original film back in 1987, the alien trophy hunter has become a pop culture icon, appearing in films, comics, video games, t-shirts ...