Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-e.t.-the-extraterrestrial"

1. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez

Votes: 103,777 | Gross: $157.07M

2. Battleship (2012)

PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Rihanna

Votes: 257,347 | Gross: $65.42M

3. Venom (2018)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.

Director: Ruben Fleischer | Stars: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze

Votes: 538,269 | Gross: $213.52M

4. Super 8 (2011)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney

Votes: 367,525 | Gross: $127.00M

5. Paul (2011)

R | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.

Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard

Votes: 266,109 | Gross: $37.41M

6. Going in Style (2017)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime

Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.

Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Matt Dillon

Votes: 91,567 | Gross: $45.02M

7. Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

PG-13 | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Parapsychologist Dr. Elise Rainier faces her most fearsome and personal haunting yet, as she is drawn back to her ghostly childhood home where the terror began.

Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo

Votes: 71,702 | Gross: $67.75M

8. Boy (I) (2010)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: James Rolleston, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore

Votes: 29,525 | Gross: $0.26M

9. Balto (1995)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

An outcast Husky risks his life with other sled dogs to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

Director: Simon Wells | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Bob Hoskins, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings

Votes: 48,122 | Gross: $11.35M

10. Fifty Shades of Black (2016)

R | 92 min | Comedy

An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.

Director: Michael Tiddes | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Fred Willard, Mike Epps

Votes: 23,232 | Gross: $11.69M

11. Spontaneous (II) (2020)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up...and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Director: Brian Duffield | Stars: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law

Votes: 17,424

12. Superwho? (2021)

82 min | Action, Comedy

A struggling actor who seems doomed to lead the life of a loser. When finally gets a lead role as a superhero named "Badman," he feels like everything is possible but fate strikes again.

Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Julien Arruti, Tarek Boudali, Élodie Fontan

Votes: 3,537

13. In America (2002)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger

Votes: 44,275 | Gross: $15.54M

14. Longtime Companion (1989)

R | 96 min | Drama, Romance

The emergence and devastation of the AIDS epidemic is chronicled in the lives of several gay men living during the 1980s.

Director: Norman René | Stars: Stephen Caffrey, Patrick Cassidy, Brian Cousins, Bruce Davison

Votes: 6,131 | Gross: $4.61M

15. The Forsaken (2001)

R | 90 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

A young man gets embroiled in a war against vampires.

Director: J.S. Cardone | Stars: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko, Johnathon Schaech

Votes: 9,170 | Gross: $7.29M

16. Collective (2019)

Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Director Alexander Nanau follows a crack team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they try to uncover a vast health-care fraud that enriched moguls and politicians and led to the deaths of innocent citizens.

Director: Alexander Nanau | Stars: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac, Mirela Neag

Votes: 13,436

17. The Vindicator (1986)

R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Horror

An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Claude Lord | Stars: David McIlwraith, Teri Austin, Richard Cox, Pam Grier

Votes: 1,074

18. Bloody Milk (2017)

90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

When one of his cows gets sick, a farmer will stop at nothing to save the rest of the herd.

Director: Hubert Charuel | Stars: Swann Arlaud, Sara Giraudeau, Isabelle Candelier, Bouli Lanners

Votes: 1,707

19. Superlopez (2018)

108 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Juan López, an ordinary and anonymous office worker, decides to expose his superpowers to turn into the first Spanish superhero: Superlópez.

Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera | Stars: Dani Rovira, Alexandra Jiménez, Julián López, Maribel Verdú

Votes: 4,199

20. Perfect Strangers (1984)

R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A hit-man tries to seduce the mother of a child who witnessed his most recent kill.

Director: Larry Cohen | Stars: Anne Carlisle, Brad Rijn, John Woehrle, Matthew Stockley

Votes: 580

21. Notre Dame (2019)

88 min | Comedy

Maud wins the opportunity to refurbish the iconic Notre Dame. Personal and professional issues stand in comical tension as she goes through an emotional storm.

Director: Valérie Donzelli | Stars: Valérie Donzelli, Pierre Deladonchamps, Thomas Scimeca, Bouli Lanners

Votes: 679

22. Une époque formidable... (1991)

96 min | Comedy, Drama

A working man brutally loses both his job and his wife. He suddenly discovers poverty and is thrown in the street where he will meet tramps who will help him recover what he has lost.

Director: Gérard Jugnot | Stars: Gérard Jugnot, Richard Bohringer, Victoria Abril, Ticky Holgado

Votes: 1,400

23. Pistas para volver a casa (2014)

Not Rated | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A brother and sister go in the search of a treasure after their hospitalized father reveals that he buried some money. Along the way, they meet the mother who abandoned them 30 years ago.

Director: Jazmín Stuart | Stars: Erica Rivas, Juan Minujín, Hugo Arana, Beatriz Spelzini

Votes: 144

24. La smala (1984)

90 min | Comedy

We are now in the suburbs of Lyon.Simone, a former rock singer is now working as domestic help.She deals specially with Robert, a former musician , who is unemployed and has five ... See full summary »

Director: Jean-Loup Hubert | Stars: Victor Lanoux, Josiane Balasko, Dominique Lavanant, Maurice Risch

Votes: 304

25. The Magic of David Copperfield XII: The Niagara Falls Challenge (1990 TV Special)

48 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

This is the 12th CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by a voice offstage who describes the location of the escape that David Copperfield will perform in this special as his last ... See full summary »

Directors: David Copperfield, Michael Dimich | Stars: David Copperfield, Kim Alexis, Penn Jillette, Teller

Votes: 71

26. Thasup: Blun7 a Swishland (2020 Music Video)

3 min | Animation, Short, Music

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Director: Erika De Nicola

27. RiffTrax: The Galaxy invader (2011)

Comedy

The trio is ready to riff on this tale of a killer alien who feasts on rednecks and the mean, unemployed drunk who fights him

Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 48

28. The Go Kids: Looking Back on 'Frog Dreaming' (2018)

17 min | Documentary, Short

Actresses Rachel Friend and Tamsin Downes discuss their work on FROG DREAMING.

Director: Jarret Gahan | Stars: Rachel Friend, Tamsin West

29. Beyond the Spectrum - Director's Cut (2020– )

57 min | Documentary

This film follows the incredible story of Jaime Maussan and his pursuit in the main stream journalism field to uncover the truth about UFOs internationally. Watch his story unfold as we recount his rise as a journalist.

Stars: Jaime Maussan, Travis Walton, Dean Alioto, Stanton Friedman

30. Are You Being Served? (1972–1985)
Episode: Calling All Customers (1983)

TV-G | 28 min | Comedy

In order to attract sales, Grace Brothers decides to create their own radio show, using a story of Mr. Harmond's. With weird sound effects and the department staff as the characters, it's sure to be a hoot.

Director: Bob Spiers | Stars: Mollie Sugden, John Inman, Frank Thornton, Wendy Richard

Votes: 166

31. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Viva Las Vegas (2004)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Greg has found a replacement in the DNA lab, Chandra Moore, and introduces her to the co-workers. Capt. Brass, Grissom and Greg, in his first case, investigate the death of an unidentified ... See full summary »

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 815

32. Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode: The Bicycle Man: Part 2 (1983)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Drummond and Mr. Ramsey learn the truth about Mr. Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side. It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of ... See full summary »

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato

Votes: 133

33. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Seeds of Destruction (1997)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A seed containing an ancient Amazon spirit is inadvertently released in New York City and threatens to turn the entire city into a jungle if the EGBs don't stop it first. Is the spirit a ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Alfonso Ribeiro

Votes: 34

34. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Privileged (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An alcoholic young man is accused of murdering a married couple in their bed -- but they were strangers to him, and no motive can be discerned.

Director: Vincent Misiano | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 275

35. Saved by the Bell (1989–1992)
Episode: Rent-a-Pop (1990)

Unrated | 23 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

When Mr. Belding tells Zack that he would like to see his father to discuss his bad grades, Zack hires an actor to play his father. However, things soon become complicated.

Director: Don Barnhart | Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Tiffani Thiessen

Votes: 369

36. St. Elsewhere (1982–1988)
Episode: Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day (1983)

TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Drama

Ehrlich scrambles to find a last-minute date to Craig's party. Morrison finds out that one of his patient's injury were not from a racially-motivated scuffle as he initially claimed. White's wife asks him for money to get an abortion.

Director: Bruce Paltrow | Stars: Ed Flanders, David Birney, G.W. Bailey, Ed Begley Jr.

Votes: 68

37. That '80s Show (2002)
Episode: Punk Club (2002)

TV-PG | Comedy

Tuesday is embarrassed to go to a new punk club with Corey. Katie is having trouble keeping up with housework and school work. Roger has a real bad Hair Day.

Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Glenn Howerton, Tinsley Grimes, Chyler Leigh, Eddie Shin

Votes: 49

38. Mad TV (1995–2016)
Episode: Episode #12.6 (2006)

TV-14 | Comedy

Britney Spears (Parker) and Kevin Federline (Barinholtz) film themselves cooking Thanksgiving dinner; a rude driver (McDonald) mocks homeless people; Al Roker (Peele) hosts Mad TV's ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Leddy | Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caeti, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Randall Johnson

Votes: 23

39. DuckTales (1987–1990)
Episode: The Right Duck (1987)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Thanks to Launchpad's stupidity, he and Dufus find themselves in a rocket heading for Mars. How will they get back?

Director: Terence Harrison | Stars: Brian Cummings, Jerry Dexter, Terence McGovern, Howard Morris

Votes: 172

40. WatchMojo (2006– )
Episode: Top 10 Funniest Movies So Bad They're Good (2019)

TV-14 | 10 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

WatchMojo counts down the funniest movies so bad they're good.

Star: Phoebe De Jeu

Votes: 12

41. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Treehouse of Horror XVIII (2007)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

The eighteenth Simpsons Halloween Special features parodies of the movies "E.T." and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith."

Directors: Chuck Sheetz, Mark Kirkland | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 1,754

42. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
Episode: Are Films Becoming Game Patches? (2020)

TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy

With the changes happening to digitally "fix' films before and after they come out, are films going the same route as many buggy video games?

Director: Doug Walker | Stars: Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers, James Jarosz

Votes: 49

43. Mind of a Monster (2019–2021)
Episode: The Happy Face Killer: Mind of a Monster (2021)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime

Detective Rick Buckner has to prove Keith Jesperson is the serial killer known as Happy Face Killer, guilty of murdering a woman in 1995, and has to make sure he is apprehended before he kills again.

Director: Carl Hindmarch | Stars: Keith Hunter Jesperson, Michelle White, John Ingram, Doug Bates

Votes: 64

44. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (2021)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Kevin Fleming, Bill Leff

Votes: 10

45. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind (2010)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Astrophysicist Marie Subbarao (35)'s corpse is found, with all symptoms of fatal explosive decompression. Her ex Ted Carter, a colleague at the institute, has an alibi. An SF author friend ... See full summary »

Director: Bethany Rooney | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Votes: 1,445

46. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
Episode: The NeverEnding Story III (2011)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

For the first installment of 'Sequel Month', the Critic reviews The NeverEnding Story III. Terrible practical effects, a horrible script and even worse acting makes NeverEnding Story II look like the original.

Director: Doug Walker | Star: Doug Walker

Votes: 192

47. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
Episode: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (2011)

TV-MA | 27 min | Comedy

The Nostalgia Critic reviews the worst of the Jurassic Park series in 1997's The Lost World.

Director: Doug Walker | Stars: Doug Walker, Rob Walker

Votes: 114

48. Hotaru no Hikari: It's Only A Little Light in My Life (2007–2011)
Episode: Himonoonna Himitsu no dokidoki (2010)

47 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Every relationship has its highs and lows and this week certainly has more than its share of lows. Hotaru is not candid. The manager is not candid. The co-worker Seno, however, is candid ... See full summary »

Stars: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuka Itaya, Ken Yasuda

Votes: 7

49. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Sventoonie Is Out of This World (2022)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

A friendly extra-terrestrial from Bill's childhood comes to visit, and Sventoonie returns to host a slate of outer space- and alien-themed cartoons: Beep Prepared (1961), Martian Through Georgia (1962), Advance and Be Mechanized (1967), Superior Duck (1996), Hare-Way to the Stars (1958).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

50. Castle (2009–2016)
Episode: Heroes and Villains (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Sex offender ex-con Tyler Faris is found in an alley, cut in half by a sword. Faris' victim claims that a man in a superhero uniform saved her. Even Castle doesn't recognize the uniform, ... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas

Votes: 1,408