THEME EXPLORATION

alien parasites

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
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
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Tim Story
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

His masterpiece 'The Thing' (1982) is the definitive exploration of alien parasitism, body horror, and paranoia as an extraterrestrial entity infiltrates and assimilates a human crew.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Through films like 'Shivers' and 'The Fly,' Cronenberg obsessively examines parasitic invasion and bodily transformation, merging science fiction with visceral body horror.

 Scott Waugh UK

His 'Alien' franchise, beginning with the 1979 original, established the iconic xenomorph parasite as cinema's most terrifying embodiment of parasitic reproduction and host violation.