Where to watch The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979) tonight
The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space (1979) runs 1 h 36 min and averages 6.1 from 694 TMDB members. The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.
- Runtime
- 1 h 36 min — ends 9:36 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Comedy, Science Fiction
- Released
- January 31, 1979
- TMDB rating
- 6.1 / 10 from 694 votes
- Director
- Jean Girault
- Starring
- Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch, Jean-Pierre Rambal
- Language
- French
- Original title
- Le Gendarme et les Extra-terrestres
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: France Channel Amazon Channel (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space?
- The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space is 1 h 36 min long (96 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:36 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space.
- Is The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: France Channel Amazon Channel (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 70s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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