Movies about disasters—natural or human-made—have been produced since the earliest days of film. As early as 1916, a disaster with an extraterrestrial cause was touted in The End of the World, a ...

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

John Krasinski in A Quiet Place surrounded by shots from No One Will Save You, The World's End, Independence Day, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - Static Media Ever since H.G. Wells ...

In one of the most memorable moments — and my personal favorite scene — from M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 sci-fi thriller “Signs ...

Humanity has a long history and fascination with aliens. In many cases, it's curiosity and wondering whether or not we're truly alone in the universe. In other cases, it's about humanity versus ...

Alien invasion movies don’t always send us into orbit, but there are more than a few we consider to be out of this world. And the thing about UFO films is, even when they are bad, they can be a total ...

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 ...

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, ...

Left to Right: Steven Yeun in "Nope," the alien in Steven Spielberg's "E.T." and Scarlett Johansson in "Under the Skin" (Universal Pictures / A24) It didn’t take long for stories about ...