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Best Alien Flicks for Teens

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DVD: Independence Day

Movies on DVD

Non-stop campy fun. For teens and up.

Release date: 07/02/1996

Age 13+

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DVD: Starman

Movies on DVD

Jeff Bridges as appealing alien; best for teens.

Release date: 12/14/1984

Age 13+

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DVD: Men in Black

Movies on DVD

Lots of fun, but too scary for some kids.

Release date: 7/2/1997

Age 13+

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TV: Battlestar Galactica

Exciting space drama has complex adult themes.

Review date: 7/15/2005

Age 14+

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DVD: War of the Worlds

Movies on DVD

Alien invasion thriller too scary for young kids.

Release date: 6/29/2005

Age 14+

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