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Shows like Resident Alien

Not everyone loves Resident Alien for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Resident Alien

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong.

  2. You laugh at a hero whose first plan is to kill everyone on Earth.

  3. You like aliens, a talking octopus and small-town gossip in the same show.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The World's End2013

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you like Simon Pegg and Nick Frost trading insults over pints.

  • Men in Black: International2019

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you like a rookie and a cocky agent bickering their way across the world.

  • Mars Attacks!1996

    • a hero whose first plan is to kill everyone on Earth

    Good for you if you like laughing while Martians vaporise the whole of Congress.

  • Murderbot2025

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you like a killer robot who just wants to watch its shows.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you want an adventure that keeps the jokes coming.

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong
    • aliens, a talking octopus and small-town gossip in the same show

    Good for you if you like British humour about bureaucrats destroying the planet.

  • Solar Opposites2020

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong
    • a hero whose first plan is to kill everyone on Earth
    • aliens, a talking octopus and small-town gossip in the same show

    Good for you if you like aliens trying and failing to fit into the suburbs.

  • Hot Fuzz2007

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you like British comedy with fast editing.

  • Mickey 172025

    • a hero whose first plan is to kill everyone on Earth
    • aliens, a talking octopus and small-town gossip in the same show

    Good for you if you like laughing at a man whose job is to die over and over.

  • Men in Black1997

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong
    • aliens, a talking octopus and small-town gossip in the same show

    Good for you if you like a buddy comedy with a deadpan partner.

  • Men in Black 32012

    • an alien who studies humans and gets everything slightly wrong

    Good for you if you like the buddy comedy across time.

Reasons taken from Resident Alien's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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