There’s got to be something out there in outer space besides just rocks and stars, right? Extraterrestrial lifeforms and their potential for being real have been one of humanity’s great curiosities for generations. Filmmakers and storytellers have been at the forefront of speculating and creating plots and themes based around aliens and their invasions on Earth and around the solar system.
Sometimes science-fiction films and space movies give political commentary on racism, colonialism, diversity, and government. Other times the intense action and futuristic weapons are what make the movies interesting. There is so much more to the best alien movies than just lasers and green spacemen. These are the best ones Hollywood has to offer! From horror to sci-fi and even animated classics, aliens have touched almost every category of film there is to offer.
10. Independence Day (1996)
9. Lilo & Stitch (2002)
8. District 9 (2009)
7. Predator (1987)
6. Planet of the Apes (1968)
5. Arrival (2016)
4. Star Trek (2009)
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
2. Alien (1979)
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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