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1. The Langoliers (1995)
directed by Tom Holland
featuring Patricia Wettig, Bronson Pinchot, Dean Stockwell, Mark Lindsay ChapmanTen passengers on a red-eye flight from L.A. to Boston discover that they are not the only people on the plane, but after making an emergency landing ... More
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2. Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
directed by Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
featuring Reese Witherspoon, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Stephen ColbertWhen human-hating aliens disrupt earthbound cable-television signals, it's up to a monster-hunting superhero to take out the pesky extraterrestrials ... More
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3. Frankenstein (1931)
directed by James Whale
featuring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, Edward Van SloanStill regarded as the definitive film version of Mary Shelley's classic tale of tragedy and horror, Frankenstein made unknown character actor Boris ... More
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4. The X-Files (1998)
directed by Rob Bowman
featuring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe DannerThis 60-million-dollar science fiction suspense drama (marketed with an additional 25 million dollars), was adapted from the popular TV series The X ... More
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5. The Stand (1994)
directed by Mick Garris
featuring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Rob LoweOriginally aired as a television mini-series, this all-star filmization of Stephen King's gripping epic of good versus evil chronicles the episodic ... More
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6. Hulk (2003)
directed by Ang Lee
featuring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas, Nick NolteAng Lee directs the live-action feature film The Hulk, based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. Emotionally ... More
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7. Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
directed by Stephen Chiodo
featuring Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Vernon, Royal Dano, John Allen NelsonThis low-budget cult classic horror spoof has one of the great movie titles of all time. Mike (Grant Cramer) and his sweetheart, Debbie (Suzanne ... More
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8. The Blob (1988)
directed by Chuck Russell
featuring Beau Billingslea, Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark, Joe SenecaAfter the phenomenal box-office and critical success of David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly, a series of big-budget remakes of '50s horror ... More
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9. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
directed by George Miller, Joe Dante, John Landis, Steven Spielberg
featuring Dan Aykroyd, Jeff Bannister, Patricia Barry, Peter Brocco, Albert BrooksBased on the popular television series created by Rod Serling, this film of horror and the supernatural tells four separate stories--each by a ... More
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10. Predator 2 (1990)
directed by Stephen Hopkins
featuring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Rubén Blades, Maria Conchita Alonso, Bill PaxtonThis special effects-heavy science fiction sequel moves the action from the first film's Amazon forest to the urban jungle of L.A. Danny Glover stars ... More
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11. The Cave (2005)
directed by Bruce Hunt
featuring Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian, Rick Ravanello, Marcel IuresList of all editionsTerror lurks deep beneath the surface of the Earth in this thriller. While on a dig in a Romanian forest, a group of scientists make a startling find ... More
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12. The Thing (2011)
directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen Jr.
featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeList of all editionsAn American paleontologist and a team of Norwegian scientists fight for their lives against a shape-shifting extraterrestrial that can perfectly ... More
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13. Hollow Man (2000)
directed by Paul Verhoeven
featuring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Greg Grunberg, Mary Jo Randle, Kim Dickens, Joey Slotnick, William DevaneList of all editionsIn this sci-fi thriller, a man and a woman must fend off a killer whom they cannot see. Scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is working with a ... More
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14. The Fourth Kind (2009)
directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi
featuring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Hakeem Kae-KazimList of all editionsSet in the fall of 2000 and purportedly based on actual events, The Fourth Kind stars Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler, a Nome, Alaska-based ... More
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15. The Faculty (1998)
directed by Robert Rodriguez
featuring Clea Duvall, Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Josh HartnettList of all editionsMiramax Films darlings Robert Rodriguez and screenwriter Kevin Williamson teamed up for a high-school alien-horror film that they described as The ... More
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16. Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
directed by Russell Mulcahy
featuring Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, AshantiList of all editionsDirector Russell Mulcahy takes over for the third chapter in the Resident Evil film franchise, which finds genetically altered Alice (Milla Jovovich) ... More
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17. Deep Rising (1998)
directed by Stephen Sommers
featuring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald, Kevin J. O'Connor, Wes StudiList of all editionsStephen Somers wrote and directed this $50 million science-fiction action-thriller. Set in the South China Sea, the story has been described as a ... More
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18. I Am Legend (2007)
directed by Francis Lawrence
featuring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow SmithList of all editionsAdapted from acclaimed author Richard Matheson's influential novelette of the same name, Constantine director Francis Lawrence's I Am Legend follows ... More
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19. King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
directed by Ishiro Honda, Thomas Montgomery
featuring Michael Keith, James Yagi, Tadao Takashima, Mie Hama, Yu FujikiList of all editionsThis preposterous battle between the huge ape King Kong and the fire-breathing dinosaur Gojira marked the beginning of Toho Studios aiming their ... More
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20. Predator (1987)
directed by John McTiernan
featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse VenturaList of all editionsDutch (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has a code of honor which he will not violate, even when his life depends on it. Paradoxically, his code of honor gives ... More
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21. John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001)
directed by John Carpenter
featuring Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Pam GrierList of all editionsWriter and director John Carpenter returns to the mixture of science fiction and horror that made The Thing (1982) a success. Natasha Henstridge ... More
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22. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
directed by Jack Arnold
featuring Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond BaileyList of all editionsThe screen's great existential science fiction film, The Incredible Shrinking Man stars Grant Williams in the title role. While catching some rays on ... More
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23. Altered States (1980)
directed by Ken Russell
featuring William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Drew Barrymore, Thaao PenghlisList of all editionsIn this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind's true role in the universe. To this ... More
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24. The Terror Within (1989)
directed by Thierry Notz
featuring George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff, Terri Treas, John La FayetteList of all editionsThis sci-fi horror film is a knock-off of the Alien films. Set in the Mojave desert in the 21st century, it depicts a desolate world that has been ... More
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25. Village of the Damned (1960)
directed by Wolf Rilla
featuring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith, John PhillipsList of all editionsSomething is seriously amiss in the tiny British village of Midwich. At 11 a.m. one morning, every village resident suddenly falls asleep -- and then ... More







