These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever since H.G. Wells released "War of the Worlds" in 1898, popular culture has been fascinated by alien invasion stories. For over a century, ...

So if you’re needing your alien fix this week, here are the five best alien movies worth adding to your Netflix watchlist. It only makes sense to start off this list with an actual alien invasion ...

With Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” due in theaters this week, we give props to the best space invasion movies of all time.

As much as Steven Spielberg likes aliens, he seems to prefer holding them at arm’s length. The creatures in Close Encounters ...

Renny Harlin revealed why he walked away from directing Alien 3 after 20th Century Fox rejected his radically different ideas ...

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

War of the Worlds is a vicious alien-invasion movie from Steven Spielberg that's worlds away from his most recent release, ...