Movies Gallery 12 cutest movie aliens From Ewoks to E.T., Squid Baby to Stitch, here are some adorable characters that are just out of this world. By EW Staff Updated on July 26, 2023 07:47PM EDT Close 01 of 12 Ewoks, Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi Everett Collection Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi's babyish, teddy-bear-like creatures from the forest moon of Endor are often condemned as a too-cute addition to a franchise on its way to Jar-Jar Binks. Still, there's no denying that their help was critical to defeating the empire—not to mention the aww-inducing power of a baby Ewok. —Jackson McHenry 02 of 12 Stitch, Lilo & Stitch Everett Collection Also known as Experiment 626, Lilo & Stitch's Stitch is an aggressive blue creature designed to destroy everything in his path. But when little Hawaiian girl Lilo adopts Stitch, she ends up teaching him to be good: ''Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.'' —Jackson McHenry 03 of 12 E.T., E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ILM E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's titular character is peaceful, he can heal people with the touch of a finger, and all he wants is to go home again. Not to mention that he has adorable blue eyes and can fit in a bicycle basket. —Samantha Highfill 04 of 12 MAC, Mac and Me Those eyes! Those ears! Whether communicating with his winsome whistle or whizzing down the streets in a miniature truck, Mac and Me's littlest alien just wanted to reunite with his family. —Lanford Beard 05 of 12 Squid Baby, Men in Black Squid Baby from 'Men in Black'. The name might not sound all that appealing, but even Agent J can't deny that Men in Black's big-eyed, thumb-sucking Squid Baby is, as he puts it, "actually kind of cute." —Samantha Highfill 06 of 12 CJ7, CJ7 The cuddly, big-eyed extraterrestrial from Stephen Chow's (Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer) family film appears to have been designed in a lab for maximum cuteness. —Keith Staskiewicz 07 of 12 Echo, Earth to Echo Relativity Media Who wouldn't be bowled over by this owlish little alien-bot? No one, that's who. —Lanford Beard 08 of 12 Little Green Men, Toy Story Sure, their three-eyed faces, teeny-weeny antennae, and chubby little bodies are all adorable. However, what really sends Toy Story's claw game refugees over the top is the way they talk. Those chipper intergalactic chipmunk voices could make anything sound cute. Oooooooo. —Hillary Busis 09 of 12 Meathead, Meatballs 2 As one of the many parodies/ripoffs/clones of E.T., the mushy grey alien from camp-comedy Meatballs 2 may look like a three-week-old meatloaf found in the back of the mess hall. However, he's pretty darn cute. Still no replacement for Bill Murray, though. —Keith Staskiewicz 10 of 12 Trumpy, The Pod People Unwatchable without the smartassery of MST3K, this boy-finds-an-alien rip-off of E.T. features a furry, vacuum-snouted ALF-esque creature who's all cute and such...until its mother goes on a murderous rampage! —Anthony Breznican 11 of 12 Aliens, Close Encounters of the Third Kind Columbia Pictures Of the more traditional, big-headed alien ilk, these UFO-travelers from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg's follow-up to Jaws were definitely more viewer-friendly than that shark. Their friendly faces even helped snag the film an Oscar nom for Best Visual Effects. —Lanford Beard 12 of 12 Fix-Its, *batteries not included Before bringing superheroes (The Incredibles) and rodents (Ratatouille) to Pixar, Brad Bird wrote this tale about otherworldly machines defending an elderly couple from street thugs. Cute and able to fly! —Lanford Beard