THEME EXPLORATION

alien encounters

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
I Am the Other Woman
I Am the Other Woman
2006 · Margarethe von Trotta
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
11 Minutes
11 Minutes
2015 · Jerzy Skolimowski
5×2
5×2
2004 · François Ozon
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
2018 · Travis Knight
Geuk-jang-jeon
Geuk-jang-jeon
2005 · Hong Sang-soo
Last Tango in Paris
Last Tango in Paris
1972 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Haruka, Nostalgia
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
La Venexiana (The Venetian Woman
1986 · Mauro Bolognini
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
Six in Paris
Six in Paris
1965 · Jean Rouch
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · Nicolas Roeg
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004 · John Woo
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
1987 · Peter Jackson
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Carícies
Carícies
1998 · Ventura Pons
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alex Kurtzman USA

Large-scale blockbuster storyteller who explores humanity through spectacle and action.

 Steven Spielberg United States

His filmography is defined by intimate alien encounters that blend wonder with humanity, from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to E.T.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

He explores the profound philosophical and linguistic dimensions of first contact with aliens in Arrival and creates transcendent sci-fi experiences.