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: Dead Zone 1989 ★ 6.9

Out of This World 1987 ★ 7.3

Night of the Creeps 1986 ★ 6.8

Repo Man 1984 ★ 6.7

Cocoon 1985 ★ 6.6

The Last Starfighter 1984 ★ 6.6

Magic Crystal 1986 ★ 6.6

Critters 1986 ★ 6.5

ALF: The Animated Series 1987 ★ 6.4

The Cabbage Soup 1981 ★ 6.4

Urusei Yatsura: Only You 1983 ★ 6.1

Critters 2 1988 ★ 6.3

Explorers 1985 ★ 6.3

Lifeforce 1985 ★ 6.2

Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love 1985 ★ 5.6

Lily C.A.T. 1987 ★ 5.7

The Return 1980 ★ 5.9

Liquid Sky 1982 ★ 5.8

Zone Troopers 1985 ★ 5.4

TerrorVision 1986 ★ 5.7

My Stepmother Is an Alien 1988 ★ 5.8

UFO Abduction 1989 ★ 5.3

Voyage of the Rock Aliens 1984 ★ 4.8

Earth Girls Are Easy 1988 ★ 5.6