Best Alien Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

3eyedraven's 54 top-rated alien movies and TV series of the 1980s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Dragon Ball Z 1989 ★ 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 ★ 8.4

Dragon Ball 1986 ★ 8.3

The Thing 1982 ★ 8.1

Aliens 1986 ★ 8.0

SilverHawks 1986 ★ 8.2

Red Dwarf 1988 ★ 8.1

V 1983 ★ 7.8

The Transformers 1984 ★ 7.8

ALF 1986 ★ 7.7

Predator 1987 ★ 7.6

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 ★ 7.5

Unsolved Mysteries 1988 ★ 7.7

They Live 1988 ★ 7.3

V: The Final Battle 1984 ★ 7.4

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 ★ 8.0

V 1984 ★ 7.1

Enemy Mine 1985 ★ 7.0

Flight of the Navigator 1986 ★ 7.0

Starman 1984 ★ 6.9

Urusei Yatsura 1981 ★ 7.3

The Blob 1988 ★ 6.9

Alien Nation 1989 ★ 7.0

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies 1986 ★ 6.9