1980s
- The Aliens Are Coming - 1980
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie - 1980
- Hangar 18 - 1980
- The Return - 1980 - aka 'The Alien's Return'
- Earthbound - 1981
- Heavy Metal - 1981
- Big Meat Eater - 1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982
- The Thing - 1982
- Wavelength - 1982
- Xtro - 1983
- Alien Prey - 1984
- The Last Starfighter - 1984
- Meatballs Part II - 1984 - aka 'Space Kid'
- Starman - 1984
- Strange Invaders - 1984
- Cocoon - 1985
- Miami Golem - 1985 - aka 'Miami Horror'
- Morons from Outer Space - 1985
- My Science Project - 1985
- Star Knight - 1985
- UFOria - 1985
- The Aurora Encounter - 1986
- Escapes - 1986
- Flight of the Navigator - 1986
- Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star - 1986
- Invaders from Mars - 1986
- Maximum Overdrive - 1986
- *batteries not included - 1987
- Predator - 1987
- Real Men - 1987
- Alien Nation - 1988
- Cocoon: The Return - 1988
- Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here - 1988
- It Came from Somewhere Else - 1988
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space - 1988
- Mac and Me - 1988
- My Stepmother Is an Alien - 1988
- They Live - 1988
- The Abyss -1989
- Communion - 1989
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