The alien invasion subgenre of science fiction took root in Hollywood in the mid-20th century, with some of the earliest examples still among the best ever.

Movies about disasters—natural or human-made—have been produced since the earliest days of film. As early as 1916, a disaster with an extraterrestrial cause was touted in The End of the World, a ...

District 9 is an alien invasion movie with a twist and something important to say. Predominantly filmed in the style of a documentary, the film sees an alien population, known as "Prawns," forced to ...

Humanity’s ideas of alien existence often says more about us than the little green men we envision. Our conception of life beyond Earth reflects our collective hopes and fears about the unknown and ...

From classics of the genre like Alien (1979) and Close Encounters of the Third Kind to lesser-known films, here are the best ...