Five Steven Spielberg movies have been about aliens, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Disclosure Day, but ...

Our guide on the five best movies about aliens to stream on Netflix right now.

Steven Spielberg returns to alien storytelling with Disclosure Day, a global thriller exploring what happens when humanity learns we are not alone. It is a premise that feels distinctly Spielbergian.

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to ...

With a new Steven Spielberg alien movie coming out, everybody’s nervously wondering: Is this thing “Close Encounters of the ...

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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, ...

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: ...

Steven Spielberg might be best known for "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park", but it's aliens where Spielberg seems to keep returning. Despite a huge roster of movies, "E.T". and "Close Encounters of the Third ...

Director Roland Emmerich’s 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day arrives on Netflix today and I, for one, can’t wait to watch the film for what might be the 50th time. Sure, there are plenty of ...

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