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10 Best Movies Like Resident Alien

If you loved Resident Alien, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Real Men

Real Men

1987★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind....

#2
Happy Accidents

Happy Accidents

2000★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and f...

#3
Superintelligence

Superintelligence

2020★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, ...

#4
How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

2017★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of i...

#5
Long Distance

Long Distance

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other ...

#6
Planet 51

Planet 51

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Resident Alien for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it h...

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