These alien movies are sofar outof this world, you might just need somespace.

Movies combining aliens and space create the perfect blend of wonder and exploration.

(1996)

This post has been updated by Kaitlin Stevens.

A child rides a bicycle with an extraterrestrial in a basket covered by a blanket, followed by two cyclists on a suburban street

Two men in suits holding futuristic weapons in a night scene

A person struggles against an alien creature in a dark, tense scene resembling a sci-fi movie

Kaitlyn Dever stands tensely against a wall in a dimly lit room with a desk and various objects in the background

Lupita Nyong'o looks pained as she screams on a chair

Scarlett Johansson wears short dark hair, red lipstick and a fur coat sitting in a vehicle, looking forward intently

Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning and others, are dressed in casual and military-style clothing, look in shock surrounded by debris on a city street

Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen look up in wonder, illuminated by a mysterious light, while rain falls around them

A group of people in an office, intensely focused on a computer screen including Jodie Foster; One man points while others stand or sit nearby, watching attentively

Amy Adams looking upward with a shocked expression, wearing a simple outfit with a white vest, in a scene from a movie

Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin wear casual clothes and tin foil hats sit on a couch, looking serious

Four actors in sci-fi uniforms stand in a spaceship set, looking confused and focused

Group of actors in military uniforms and gear holding weapons, portraying soldiers in a sci-fi setting as part of a scene from "Starship Troopers"

A gloved hand interacts with a petri dish containing a floating substance in a lab setting

Scene from The Thing showing three characters in a dimly lit, industrial setting

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, as Hamilton, in a space suit with the ESA and UK flag patches, seated and focused, in a space station from a scene in "The Cloverfield Paradox."

A woman with long hair holds a young boy wearing a "Boston" t-shirt, both looking startled or scared

Emily Blunt in battle gear, standing in a war-torn landscape, looking determined in a scene from Edge of Tomorrow

A group of people, including Chris Pratt, holding a gun, run away from an explosion behind them, with debris and smoke filling the background

Keke Palmer, wearing a casual outfit with a blue headband, looks up anxiously at night. The word "NOPE" appears on the bottom right

Alien from the movie "Alien" in detailed costume, reaching out with both arms. The setting is dark and industrial

Young boy in a plaid shirt looks intently at test tubes in a lab setting

Two men appear in a dramatic scene; one looks concerned, the other apprehensive. The man on the right wears a protective vest labeled "MNU"

A colossal robot with a glowing eye stands against a dramatic background with clouds and light

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, dressed in suits, aim large sci-fi guns at an alien in the film “Men In Black.”

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley holding a child and carrying a large futuristic weapon, from a scene in "Aliens."

Keri Russell sits on a bed, looking up, in what appears to be a bedroom. She wears a light blue shirt and beige pants

Milla Jovovich with long wavy hair sits on a bed in a dimly lit room, holding a phone to her ear, looking concerned. No identification is provided for the person

In a scene from Prometheus, a muscular humanoid figure with a bald head and light-colored skin stands near a turbulent river, looking upward under a cloudy sky in a dramatic scene

Giant tripod machine emits light in a smoky street as people watch.

Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, dressed in black suits and sunglasses, holding futuristic weapons against a backdrop with circular lights

Julianne Moore, wearing a dark outfit, stands indoors looking upwards with a focused expression

A person is covered in goo, reaching out as if in distress, in a scene from a scene from The Blob

A young Drew Barrymore as Gertie in the film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" shares a moment with E.T., who is holding a pot of flowers

In a scene from Apollo 18, two astronauts, one holding a communication device, collaborate on a task inside a spacecraft. Their suits show NASA emblems and the American flag

Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas stands with hands raised, surrounded by armed alien warriors in a scene from the 1997 film "The Fifth Element."

A woman with long hair and a concerned expression looks at a man with his back to the camera

Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, and Brooke Adams in a laboratory scene, Sutherland holds an object while Nimoy points at it

Elizabeth Banks in a shower scene with a worried expression from Slither

Katherine Waterston with short brown hair and a white T-shirt appears distressed, speaking to a person whose back is to the camera in a dimly lit room

Alien creature from the film "Alien" lurking in a narrow, smoky corridor

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones sit in a diner booth, wearing black suits and white shirts, discussing something while looking at a small device

A character from "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" dressed in a clown costume with wrinkled face and ruffled collar stands in a lab setting. Release info below

Glenn Close with short curly hair and a pearl necklace looks surprised with her mouth open wide.