Alien Visitors for Better or Worse in Film

July 12, 2010

-The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

“Klaatu barada nikto.”

-War of the Worlds (1953)

Beloved classic version of alien vs. man much better than that Tom Cruise business.

-Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Don’t go to sleep.

-Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

The best-worst alien visitor movie ever!  See it for a good long laugh.

-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

“What are you doing Dave?”

-Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

You always thought the neighbor-kid next door was an alien…

-Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Indeed -with John Williams music.

-E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Phone home.

-Cocoon (1985)

Lots of them in a retirement home pool.

-The Abyss (1989)

Exactly, in the ocean.

-Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Reveals the story behind the universe as trekkers know it -one of the better Trek films.

-Independence Day (1996)

The invasion is upon us and Will Smith is in it. 

-Men in Black (1997)

Mostly friendly visitors are nearer than we know and how can you go wrong with Will

Smith and Tommy Lee Jones anyway? 

-Signs (2002)

Not-so-friendly visitors make a stop in a cornfield. Watch it with a good sound system. 

-Cloverfield (2008)

Scary and awesome creature destroys New York (motion sickness pills a plus).

-District 9 (2009)

Computer Generated Imaging at its best (really real) regarding the treatment of aliens.

-Compiled by the Reel Sassy Critic