Comprehensive list of alien movies of the 1980’s, made between 1980-1989. The database includes including movie title, year, and movie director.
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Alien Movies (1980-1989)
| Alien / SciFi Movie Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Alien, The | 1980 | Rudolf van den Berg |
| Alien Dead Also known as; Alien Dead, The It Fell from the Sky Swamp of the Blood Leeches | 1980 | Fred Olen Ray |
| Alien 2 sulla Terra | 1980 | Ciro Ippolito Biagio Proietti |
| Contamination Also known as; Alien Contamination Astaron - Brut des Schreckens Contamination - Alien arriva sulla terra) Contamination: Alien on Earth Toxic Spawn | 1980 | Luigi Cozzi |
| Day Time Ended, The | 1980 | John 'Bud' Cardos |
| Return, The Also known as;Alien's Return, The Earthright | 1980 | Greydon Clark |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Irvin Kershner |
| Without Warning Also known as; Alien Warning It Came Without Warning Warning, The Alien Shock | 1980 | Greydon Clark |
| Invaders form the Deep | 1981 | David Lane |
| E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | Steven Spielberg |
| Horror Planet | 1982 | Norman J. Warren |
| Illegal Alien | 1982 | |
| Liquid Sky | 1982 | Slava Tsukerman |
| Mysterious Two | 1982 | Gary Sherman |
| Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | Nicholas Meyer |
| Thing, The | 1982 | John Carpenter |
| Return of the Aliens: The Deadly Spawn Also known as; Alien's Deadly Spawn, The Deadly Spawn Return of the Alien's Deadly Spawn | 1983 | Douglas McKeown |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | 1983 | Richard Marquand |
| Strange Invaders | 1983 | Micha Laughlin |
| Xtro | 1983 | Hany Bromk Davenport |
| Starman | 1984 | John Carpenter |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1984 | Leonard Nimoy |
| Alien Outlaw | 1985 | Phil Smoot |
| Alien Warrior Also known as; King of the Streets | 1985 | Ed Hunt |
| Cocoon | 1985 | Ron Howard |
| Creature Also known as; Titan Find Titan Find, The Alien Creature | 1985 | William Malone |
| Lifeforce | 1985 | Tobe Hooper |
| Explorers | 1985 | Joe Dante |
| Future-Kill Also known as; Night of the Alien Splatter | 1985 | Ronald W. Moore |
| Robotech | 1985 | Robert V. Barron Noboru Ishiguro |
| Star Crystal | 1985 | Lance Lindsay |
| Aliens | 1986 | James Cameron |
| Breeders Also known as; Killer-alien | 1986 | Tim Kincaid |
| Cosmos Mortal Also known as; Alien Predator Alien Predators Falling, The Mutant 2 Mutant II | 1986 | Deran Sarafian |
| Critters | 1986 | Stephen Herek |
| Invaders from Mars | 1986 | Tobe Hooper |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | Leonard Nimoy |
| TerrorVision | 1986 | Ted Nicolaou |
| Alien Private Eye Also known as; Alien P.I. Lemro, Private Eye | 1987 | Vik Rubenfeld |
| Alarming Trends | 1987 | Ronnie Cramer |
| Evil Spawn Also known as; Alien Within Alive by Night Deadly Sting Metamorphosis | 1987 | Kenneth J. Hall Ted Newsom |
| The Hidden (Opening scene has one of the best car chases on film) | 1987 | Jack Sholder |
| Mind Benders Also known as; Alien High Invasion of the Mindbenders | 1987 | Eugenie Joseph |
| Oigyeseo on Ulemae 3: Jeongyeok seulijagjeon Also known as; Ulemae from Outer Space 3: Alien Operation | 1987 | Cheong-gi Kim |
| Predator | 1987 | John McTiernan |
| Remote Control | 1987 | Jeff Lieberman |
| Alien Nation | 1988 | Graham Baker |
| Bad Taste | 1988 | Peter Jackson |
| Critters 2: The Main Course | 1988 | Mick Garris |
| Dr. Alien Also known as; I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant | 1988 | David DeCoteau |
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | 1988 | Stephen Chiodo |
| My Stepmother Is an Alien | 1988 | Richard Benjamin |
| Oigye beongaeyong Also known as; Alien Thunder Dragon 2 | 1988 | Sun-deok Bang |
| They Live | 1988 | John Carpenter |
| Top Line Also known as; Alien Terminator | 1988 | Nello Rossati |
| Alien Degli Abissi Also known as; Alien from the Deep | 1989 | Antonio Margheriti |
| Alien Seed | 1989 | Douglas K. Grimm Bob James (III) |
| Alien Space Avenger Also known as; Space Avenger | 1989 | Richard W. Haines |
| Deceit Also known as; Alien vom Highway, Das | 1989 | Albert Pyun |
| Moj muzh - inoplanetyanin Also known as; My Husband Is an Alien | 1989 | Valentin Khovenko |
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1989 | William Shatner |
| Transformations Also known as; Alien Transformations | 1989 | Jay Kamen |
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