THEME EXPLORATION

alien symbiotes

12 films · 3 directors

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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
Stalker
Stalker
1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
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
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
2026 · Kenichiro Akimoto
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Tim Story
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' obsessively explore intimate parasitic relationships between organisms and technology.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

The 'Alien' franchise centers on extraterrestrial symbiotes that violently merge with human hosts in deeply disturbing ways.

 John Carpenter United States

'The Thing' examines an alien organism that assimilates and perfectly mimics its hosts, creating existential paranoia.