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The Best Alien Movies of the 1990s

Updated September 21, 2019 2.6k votes 401 voters 30.2k views28 items

List RulesVote up your favorite alien films that were released in the 1990s.

If you're a fan of alien flicks, then the 90s was a great decade for you. Below you are voting on the best 90s alien movies, ranging from comedies to action and adventure films. Do you have a clear cut favorite? This list features a ton of great movies so it's really hard to pick a #1.

WIll Smith came out with several awesome 1990s alien movies, and at least four of his films can be found on this list. Independence Day is definitely a favorite alien movies from the 90s for most people, but who doesn't love Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith fighting galactic crimes on Earth in Men In Black? See how hard it can be to pick one over another?

With so many awesome alien films of the 90s, which one will you vote for? Upcote your favorites, and don't downvote anything you haven't seen.

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Men in Black
Will Smith, Sylvester Stallone
Released: 1997
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
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The Fifth Element
Milla Jovovich, Bruce Willis
Released: 1997
Directed by: Luc Besson
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Independence Day
Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1996
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Stargate
Kurt Russell, James Spader
Released: 1994
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Galaxy Quest
Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman
Released: 1999
Directed by: Dean Parisot
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Starship Troopers
Neil Patrick Harris, Denise Richards
Released: 1997
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
Released: 1990
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Star Trek: First Contact
Patrick Stewart, James Cromwell
Released: 1996
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
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Mars Attacks!
Natalie Portman, Jack Nicholson
Released: 1996
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Contact
Matthew McConaughey, Jodie Foster
Released: 1997
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Predator 2
Gary Busey, Bill Paxton
Released: 1990
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
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Species
Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1995
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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Star Trek: Insurrection
Patrick Stewart, Marina Sirtis
Released: 1998
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
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Alien: Resurrection
Winona Ryder, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 1997
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Coneheads
Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steve Barron
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Dark City
Jennifer Connelly, Kiefer Sutherland
Released: 1998
Directed by: Alex Proyas
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Alien 3
Sigourney Weaver, Charles Dance
Released: 1992
Directed by: David Fincher
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The Iron Giant
Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brad Bird
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The Arrival
Charlie Sheen, Teri Polo
Released: 1996
Directed by: David Twohy
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Fire in the Sky
James Garner, Robert Patrick
Released: 1993
Directed by: Ron Lieberman
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Sphere
Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1998
Directed by: Barry Levinson
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Virus
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Released: 1999
Directed by: John Bruno
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The Puppet Masters
Donald Sutherland, Keith David
Released: 1994
Directed by: Stuart Orme
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My Favorite Martian
Elizabeth Hurley, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1999
Directed by: Donald Petrie
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Species II
Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger
Released: 1998
Directed by: Peter Medak
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