alien living secretly among us theme

An extraterrestrial being covertly lives as an impostor amongst normal people in a community

Examples

Commander Riker is sent to live secretly among the Malcorians in preparation for a possible first contact scenario in tng4x15 "First Contact".

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movie: Coneheads (1993) choice The story follows three conical-shaped headed space aliens as they attempt to live undetected among the "bluntskull" inhabitants of Earth until such time as a rescue vessel can be sent to retrieve them.
movie: The Nines (2007) choice Gary was an alien who immersed himself in the game that was Earth to such an extent that he forgot who he were
as1985e2x20 major A revelation of the story is that Alturan observers, posing as humans, were stationed at various locations across the Earth.
futurama6x08 major Cats are actually aliens.
movie: Earthbound (1981) major A grandfather and grandson helped conceal a family of four aliens from the public while they figured out how to repair they flying saucer and leave Earth. The aliens pretended to be relatives from Kansas City.
movie: End of the World (1977) major The alien Zindar had murdered Father Pergado and assumed his identity. Aliens likewise killed nuns and assumed their identities.
movie: Fugitive Alien (1986) major The human-looking alien Ken was living secretly as a human crewman aboard the Bacchus 3 spacecraft.
movie: Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) major The Zoanoid aliens were living on Earth in the guise of human beings. In particular, Cori's archaeologist father turned out to be a Zoanoid alien in disguise.
movie: Hard to Be a God (1989) major Anton was a human for the future planet Earth who lived secretly under the alias Rumata of Estorai on an alien planet in a medieval stage of development.
movie: Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts (1977) major Two waterbourne aliens posing as divers come to scout Earth and check its defense capabilities.