Watch the Alien franchise in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to Alien: Earth, and including the Alien vs. Predator crossovers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Not every alien is trying to invade Earth, but if you're looking for the thrills and danger of an alien invasion, you can't go wrong with these titles.

If you’re making your way through Alien: Earth and are craving for an Alien franchise rewatch but don’t want to watch every Alien movie, we get it, some of them are absolute misfires, you’ve landed at the right place. We've handpicked the best ...

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: Badlands has finally made the connectivity matter ...

So, Alien: Earth turned out not to be that great (despite being popular). Fortunately, you’ve still got the best Alien movies to watch. The franchise pioneered space horror and made the xenomorph a cultural icon. While it took a weird turn when it was ...

It's a big universe out there, and while we're all for exploring it, a specific subgenre of science fiction movies has hinted that it might be a bad idea. Alien invasion movies have come in droves over the years, making us fearful of what lies out there in ...

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The Alien franchise has lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and the hotly anticipated release of Alien: Earth, the ...

Undoubtedly, Xenomorphs are still one of the freakiest monsters ever to be released on big screens. The biomechanical design, the green acid blood, and a never-ending hunger for blood still give fans nightmares. Over the years, the franchise has spawned a ...

Alien: Earth just pulled off one of the best fakeouts in recent TV history. After kicking off the Alien prequel series by introducing an entire crew of Weyland-Yutani employees aboard a ship called the Maginot, showrunner Noah Hawley proceeded to brutally ...

Noah Hawley talks episode five, "In Space, No One...", which stages an 'Alien' mini-movie and explains that (perhaps controversial?) twist: "It escalates in a way that ends up feeling a little crazy." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large With the ship’s ...