THEME EXPLORATION

alien investigation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Trent’s Last Case
Trent’s Last Case
1929 · Howard Hawks
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
Shocking Dark
Shocking Dark
1989 · Frank Miller
The Flying Saucer
The Flying Saucer
1964 · Tinto Brass
The Kennel Murder Case
The Kennel Murder Case
1933 · Michael Curtiz
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
Personal Column
Personal Column
1939 · Robert Siodmak
Satan’s Brew
Satan’s Brew
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Memories of Murder
Memories of Murder
2003 · Bong Joon-ho
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. explore humanity's first contact with alien life through wonder and scientific investigation.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Arrival and Enemy showcase his deep exploration of alien communication and investigation of extraterrestrial intelligence through a linguistic and philosophical lens.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

The Alien franchise and Prometheus present methodical investigations into extraterrestrial organisms and their origins with visceral intensity and scientific intrigue.