THEME EXPLORATION

alien investigation

29 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Shocking Dark
Shocking Dark
1989 · Frank Miller
The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer
1964 · Tinto Brass
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
Fargo
Fargo
1996 · Joel Coen
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
Akt
Akt
1961 · Jerzy Skolimowski
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
Aus dem Leben des Marionetten
1980 · Ingmar Bergman
Bumblebee
Bumblebee
2018 · Travis Knight
Dernier atout
Dernier atout
1942 · Jacques Becker
Enigma
Enigma
1986 · Jean Rouch
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. explore first contact and the investigation of extraterrestrial phenomena with wonder and scientific curiosity.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Arrival examines humanity's attempt to understand and communicate with alien intelligence through linguistic and scientific investigation.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

The Alien franchise and Prometheus deeply explore the investigation of extraterrestrial life forms and their origins through horror and mystery.