THEME EXPLORATION

alien origin

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Justice League
2017 · Zack Snyder

Venom
2018 · Ruben Fleischer

Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols

Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro

Spider
2002 · David Cronenberg

Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp

Fantastic Four
2005 · Tim Story

Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL

ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto

Bumblebee
2018 · Travis Knight

Night of the Big Heat

Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher

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
1987 · Peter Jackson

Battleship
2012 · Peter Berg

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004 · Paul W. S. Anderson

Battle of the Worlds

Battle of the Worlds
1963 · Antonio Margheriti

Planet of the Vampires

Planet of the Vampires
1965 · Mario Bava

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His Alien franchise fundamentally redefined cinematic depictions of extraterrestrial life and invasion, blending sci-fi horror with existential questions about human origins.

Denis Villeneuve Canada

Arrival explores alien communication and the transformative nature of contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, examining how encountering the alien 'other' reshapes human understanding.

John Carpenter United States

The Thing and Starman obsessively interrogate themes of alien infiltration, identity, and the unknowable nature of extraterrestrial beings masquerading among humanity.