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

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

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? That question sits at the heart of Disclosure Day, Spielberg’s new film. Here are 10 movies that ...

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven ...

After over 15 years, director Steven Spielberg is finally getting back into the world of alien invaders. Sure, as a producer, Spielberg has continued to attach his name to shows like Falling Skies and ...

In the earlier days of Hollywood, alien movies were regarded as perfectly fun popcorn flicks, but it was Steven Spielberg who perfected the genre and led it into its most earnest era. The legendary ...