These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

Spielberg has graced the silver screen with countless creative alien species in his career, and some have shown to be more threatening than others.

For your extraterrestrial viewing needs, Stacker ranked the top 30 alien movies, according to their IMDb user rating.

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ever since H.G. Wells released "War of the Worlds" in 1898, popular culture has been fascinated by alien invasion stories. For over a century, ...

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Steven Spielberg might be best known for "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park", but it's aliens where Spielberg seems to keep returning. Despite a huge roster of movies, "E.T". and "Close Encounters of the Third ...

"Star Wars" has a seemingly never-ending supply of alien designs. However, these five are the worst of the bunch, falling flat in their respective films.