THEME EXPLORATION

alien origins

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Alien
Alien
1979 · Ridley Scott
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Days of Being Wild
Days of Being Wild
1991 · Wong Kar-wai
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Home
Home
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His *Alien* franchise and *Prometheus* directly explore extraterrestrial origins and humanity's place in the cosmos through visceral sci-fi horror.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

*Arrival* and *Blade Runner 2049* deeply examine communication with alien intelligence and the existential questions surrounding first contact.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

*2001: A Space Odyssey* is a philosophical masterpiece that contemplates extraterrestrial influence on human evolution and cosmic origins.