Best 15 Sci-Fi Movies Highly Rated Released in 1988

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live. Check out They Live / IMDB / YouTube

Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. Check out Killer Klowns from Outer Space / IMDB / YouTube

A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature. Look into The Blob / IMDB / YouTube

Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes. Check out Short Circuit 2 / IMDB / YouTube

A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations. Info on My Stepmother Is an Alien / IMDB / YouTube

Curious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm. Read about Return of the Living Dead II / IMDB / YouTube

Eggs of the small but voracious alien creatures called Crites are left behind on earth and, after hatching, set their appetites on the small farm town of Grover's Bend. Get info on Critters 2: The Main Course / IMDB / YouTube

The seniors return to Earth to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to stay back on Earth? See more about Cocoon: The Return / IMDB / YouTube

In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine. See more about Alien Nation / IMDB / YouTube

Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams (the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work. Explore Phantasm II / IMDB / YouTube

An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy. See more about Mac and Me / IMDB / YouTube

A paralyzed man's friend gives him a smart monkey. Check out Monkey Shines / IMDB / YouTube

A young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true. Look into Hobgoblins / IMDB / YouTube

In 2017, a successful businessman travels to the ends of the earth to find that the perfect woman is always under his nose. He hires a sexy renegade tracker to find an exact duplicate of his android wife. Details on Cherry 2000 / IMDB / YouTube

In the wake of the Russian revolution, Professor Preobrazhensky rescues a starving dog from the gutter, and attempts to transform him into a man. Based on Mikhail Bulgakov's novel of the same name. Read about Heart of a Dog / IMDB / YouTube