The Watch opens July 27th – it’s an alien comedy starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill, which was written by Seth Rogen. As fans of aliens (but only benign ones) and comedies (but only funny ones), we decided to dedicate a post to alien comedies, which we have been seeing more and more of in recent years. Risking abduction, we left some major movies and TV shows from the genre off our list, but the 10 titles we included are our UFO’s (Utmost Favorite Original) Sci-fi comedies. (And yes, I agree I should be punched in the face for that last sentence.)

10. Megamind (2010)

The story revolves around a super villain who remains rival-less after defeating his enemy. With his rival gone, Megamind has some time to re-examine his villainous ways. When you make a movie with Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Ben Stiller, you can’t go wrong. Add to the all-star cast some great animation and a good script and you’ve got yourself a real winner.

9. My Stepmother Is An Alien (1988)

In this lighter than a feather comedy, Celeste, a sexy extra-terrestrial spy, is assigned to seduce astrophysicist Steve Mills and enlist his aid in saving her planet. But when Mills’ 13 year-old daughter catches her new step-mom snacking on flashlight batteries (not really something a human would do), Celeste’s mission is suddenly in danger.

8. Attack the Block (2011)

This offbeat movie offers unconventional heroes (teenage street kids) and even more unconventional aliens (they look like ridiculous ape or dog mutants with glowing mouths). In this exciting and funny film, inner city and outer space battle it out and there can only be one winner.

7. CJ7 (2008)

Broke widower Ti must funnel all of his wages into the private school education of his 9 year-old son, Dicky. Ti brings home a mysterious green orb found at a dumpster. Dicky is soon shocked when the orb transforms into a dog-like alien being, dubbed “CJ7.” When Dicky witnesses CJ7’s otherworldly powers, he imagines CJ7 to be the answer to all of his school troubles, but CJ7 is not as all-powerful as Dicky believes. When tragedy strikes the family, both Dicky and CJ7 must overcome doubt to reveal their true inner strength.

6. Alf (1986-1990)

Alf stands for “alien life form” and it becomes Gordon Shumway’s nickname, as he is the last known survivor of the planet Melmac. Gordon crashes his spacecraft into the garage of the Tanner family’s suburban home, and is subsequently adopted by them. They must keep him out of the hands of the authorities, however, this means no one can ever know about the alien who lives with them, giving way to many hilarious escapades.

5. Tremors (1990)

The race to higher ground is on when two handymen and a local seismology student  discover that their small town is infested with stinky subterranean man-eating worms. Tremors is a campy, funny and scary B Movie with good pacing and with the ‘always fun to watch’ Fred Ward.

4. Paul (2011)

The writing/acting team Simon Pegg and Nick Frost who created Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, maintain their very high level of comedy with Paul, a movie about a smart-ass pot-smoking alien played by Seth Rogen. Filled with references to other Sci-Fi movies, Paul is a nostalgic and funny homage to E.T. and other Sci-Fi classics.

3. MIB3 (2012)

A surprisingly excellent third part to the Men in Black film franchise, it’s exciting, funny, stylized and even a bit touching near the end (you have to see it to believe it.)  Josh Brolin without a doubt steals the show with his very good Tommy Lee Jones impression.

2. Cocoon (1985)

Although an alien comedy, Cocoon is also touching at times, its special effects are impressive even today and it’s just a fun and uplifting viewing experience for the entire family. Not a lot of movies focus on the elderly (not to mention elderly aliens) and this one does, to a moving and funny affect.

1. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Based on the five-book series by Douglas Adams, this is a funny, witty and highly creative ride through a bizarre universe. Arthur Dent is a British everyman that is suddenly thrust into intergalactic intrigue when the earth is destroyed by the Vogons to make room for an interspatial highway. Arthur travels with good friend Ford Prefect, an alien writer for an electronic encyclopedia called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy.

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