11 Alien Movies To Watch If You Loved Predator: Badlands!

Before Daniel Trachtenberg took over the franchise with Prey (2021), Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers faced off against the O.G. Predator in this 1980s sci-fi classic. Starring as two paramilitary soldiers sent to save hostages in Central America, these two stars are forced to survive a mix of tense forest drama and guns-ablazing action. Check out where Predator Badlands started!

You have to start with the classics! Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, Newt, and the cast aboard the Nostromo changed film forever with tense Xenmorph queen horror. With Alien: Romulus (2025) introducing us to a terrifying Xenmorph-human hybrid and FX’s Alien: Earth reintroducing us to Ice Age: Meltdown, Alien is the perfect place to start if you’re looking for your next rabbit hole - followed naturally, by its action-packed sequel, Aliens, and the Prometheus films!

Speaking of Xenomorphs, a Predator movie list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning this iconic colab! Watch Sanaa Lathan and other humans get caught in the middle of this action-packed, intergalactic feud - and don’t forget to check out its sequel, Alien vs. Predator

Talk about a mammoth creature feature! This raging monster stomped onto the scene as a staple of 1950s sci fi movies, and since has produced some classics of the genre. The 90s iteration is campier, but if you’re in the mood for an action-packed military battle, this is the movie for you!

Welcome to Earth! Returning to the military vs. extraterrerstrial genre, we have one of the top sci-fi movies of the 90s, starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and President Bill Pullman. If you like your alien invasion movies with a little more gravitas, check this one out, or watch its 2016 sequel, Independence Day Resurgence, available as a Play Along game!

Before there was Aliens, Bill Paxton, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, there was Galaxy of Terror! This iconic B-alien horror movie features Robert Englund, Taaffe O’Connell, and other crew members fighting aliens after they’re marooned on a distant planet. While campier and more explicit than Predator: Badlands, sci-fi aficionados would be remiss to skip this influential alien movie!

One of the best science fiction movies of all time! Before Independence Day, Roland Emmerich made this classic sci-fi adventure, featuring Kurt Russell and James Spader as explorers of Abydos, an alternate Earth ruled by Jaye Davidson’s Ra. This movie may be cheesier and more 90s than Predator, but Stargate’s action and legacy can’t be denied.

Laugha while you can, monkeyboy! This sci-fi adventure romp stars Peter Weller as the titular nureosurgeon/test pilot/rock star, on a mission to defeat the villainous aliens, the Red Lectroids. If you’re in the mood for a good sci fi movie of a light-hearted disposition—featuring a young Jeff Goldblum as a cowboy—look no further!

This classic sci-fi movie, starring an all-star pre-fame cast including Josh Hutcherson and Kristen Stewart, features a few terrifying aliens that are brought to life by the titular board game. The Zorgons and the robot make completing the game all the more pressing—this movie may be a kid's movie, in line with Jumanji, but it'll keep you on the edge of your seat like any Predator movie.

Get ready to get your pants scared off! One of the scariest "true" alien movies out there, The Fourth Kind follows Milla Jovovich as a psychologist working to uncover memories of alien abductions from her patients. If you’re looking to test your limits with a controversial, spine-tingling alien abduction movie, this creature feature is one for the books!

Get ready to laugh your butt off with this zany, funny alien comedy movie from Tim Burton! While not as intimidating as the Predator, the Mars Attacks aliens are every bit as dangerous - let’s just say Jack Nicholson, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, and the rest of this star-studded cast are in danger!