Top 10 Best Alien Movies of All Time
Beyond the Cosmos: Top 10 Best Alien Movies of All Time
For many years, alien movies have been captured the audience’s attention as they reveal unknown and frightening things surrounding them. However from old-fashioned science fiction films to today’s major releases, these movies have taken us onto other realms where we met strange creatures that challenged our perspective of life itself. In this article we present top ten best-ever alien movies in which various filmmakers have presented universe in their own spectacular ways.
1. Alien (1979)
This is one of Ridley Scott's masterpieces that can be categorized as the bread and butter of science fiction horror because it narrates space travelers' experiences where they meet an evil foreigner.
2. Blade Runner (1982)
In post-apocalyptic era dwellers’ premise, once again Ridley explores neo-noir-style speculative fiction populated with replicants and beings from beyond our planet asking what distinguishes them from us?
3. E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
This beautiful story written by Steven Spielberg tells about a boy who befriends an alien and not only develops a friendship but also discovers childhood astonishment rooted in magic.
4. Close Encounters ofThe Third Kind (1977)
In this movie directed by Steven Spielberg he shows his own interpretation on how it is possible for human beings to come face-to-face with ‘star friends’, looking at both thrilling moments during first contact and surprising beauty.
5.Arrival [2016].
The film 'Arrival' directed by Denis Villeneuve raises questions related to time conception, language understanding, consciousness etc., all those aspects that are fundamentally important while talking about humans’ communication with aliens according to one of its leading characters who happen to work as a linguist.
6. District 9 (2009)
In this raw science fiction movie, Neill Blomkamp portrays a situation where aliens are trapped on Earth and confined to slums under the cruelty of mankind.
7. The Thing (1982)
A shape-shifting extraterrestrial creature stalking a group of scientists in Antarctica is showcased by John Carpenter’s horror classic, which delves into issues such as paranoia, distrust, and survival.
8. Contact (1997)
Robert Zemeckis's film deals with a scientist who comes across a message from aliens who elicit issues like science religion and humanity at its crossroads.
9. Solaris (2002)
The story revolves around an astronaut confronting an incomprehensible force challenging him about identity and humanity at large according to Steven Soderbergh’s psychological science fiction thriller.
10.Signs (2002)
M. Night Shyamalan’s film depicts a family that finds crop circles on their land culminating in an encounter with extraterrestrial invasion.
These movies illustrate the many facets of alien movies from horror to awe and thereby make us rethink our position in the universe they reside in. So if you want to see what lies beyond this world then hold tight and travel through these films that are otherworldly!