'90s Alien Movies That Should Be Required Viewing

In the ‘90s, moviegoers had plenty of opportunities to watch everything from little green men to big, scary space monsters. To that end, here's a list of '90s alien movies that should be required viewing.

The year is sometime in the 23rd century, and in its quest for interplanetary colonization, humankind has stumbled across a hostile alien species of giant insects known as "bugs."

When it's reported that the bugs have destroyed Buenos Aires with an asteroid, killing millions in the process, a bunch of sexy young people enlist in the military to go kick some arthropod butt. Awesome action, lessons in leadership, and more than one topless scene ensue.

This is the plot of 1997's Starship Troopers. Directed by the legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who graced us with such genre gems as Basic Instinct, Showgirls, and of course, Robocop, the movie gives us as much as you're willing to get out of it. If you're looking for a B-movie filled with hot actors hooking up and fighting aliens in spectacular battles, you'll get it by the truck, ahem, starship-load. And if you're looking for a bit of depth, there's actually a surprisingly subversive critique of fascist power structures hidden among all the special effects and steamy scenes.

Starship Troopers is a hilarious, thrilling romp that has a healthy dose of smarts. It does, however, have a string of straight-to-video sequels of significantly diminished quality that you can feel free to skip.

It was one of the most quoted movies of 1996, and possibly even the entire decade. What child of the '90s hasn't shouted "Welcome to Earth" at least once? It's Independence Day, and it's one explosive thrill ride. Keep watching the video to see all the '90s alien movies that should be required viewing.

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Starship Troopers | 0:00
Independence Day | 1:23
Alien 3 | 2:38
Mars Attacks! | 4:21
Fire in the Sky | 5:37
The Fifth Element | 7:03
Men in Black | 8:32
Galaxy Quest | 9:53
The Faculty | 11:03

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