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, ...

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

Alien director Ridley Scott eventually returned to the franchise, but couldn't complete his ambitious plans. Here's what his ...

While his apparent hatred for comic book movies has made him a divisive figure among superhero fans, there's no denying that filmmaker Martin Scorsese is a legend. Beyond his historic work behind the ...

Otherworldly aliens are as important to the "Star Wars" saga as a rousing score or elaborate outer space fights between cool spaceships. From the very first entry in this narrative, "Star Wars" has ...