Amazing+ufo+and+alien+films+1951+to+2024+mp May 2026

The remake that surpasses the original. Set in San Francisco, directed by Philip Kaufman, this version adds a nihilistic ending that will haunt you for weeks. The dog with the human face. The scream. The pointing finger. Essential viewing.

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4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) The remake that surpasses the original

5. Alien (1979)

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

7. The Thing (1982)

Is the monolith an alien? Stanley Kubrick refuses to answer. This is not a "UFO film" in the traditional sense—there are no gray aliens with big eyes. Instead, it is a religious experience about extraterrestrial evolution. The Jupiter sequence (1968 special effects that still hold up) is pure cosmic horror. Themes: Wonder, Communication, and Body Horror