Despite the odds of us being alone in this big wide universe are slim to none, we probably won’t get to see an alien anytime soon unless we watch it on the silver screen. Thankfully, Hollywood has a very big history of making movies about aliens in all shapes, forms and sizes.
Since picking just one alien movie to watch is close to impossible, we’ll just give you a nice assortment of alien movies that can be called “the best” depending on who you ask. And if they’re not the best, at least they’re still a pretty decent watch.
The Abyss (1989)
James Cameron is always a director that manages to lure in audiences and The Abyss is no exception to that rule. Despite James Cameron literally choking Ed Harris to make the choking scene more authentic, it’s still a very good movie. Ed Harris may just have a different opinion on the matter.
Arrival (2019)
Denis Villeneuve always delivers visually and he definitely does so in Arrival. The movie also stars big actors like Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner, and it’s a very clever story. In this movie, it isn’t immediately clear if the aliens are here to be friends or enemies and a linguistics expert has to find out which it is.
Slither (2006)
Before we knew James Gunn as the guy that made Guardians of the Galaxy or The Suicide Squad, he made a lovely little film called slither. Expect the typical people that like working with James Gunn (Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, …) in this move about alien parasites that are taking over your typical American town.
