THEME EXPLORATION

extraterrestrial hunter

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Aliens
Aliens
1986 · James Cameron
Predator 2
Predator 2
1990 · Stephen Hopkins
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 · Roland Emmerich
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Men in Black
Men in Black
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
1963 · Jindřích Polák
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · Nicolas Roeg
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004 · John Woo
Battle of the Worlds
Battle of the Worlds
1963 · Antonio Margheriti
Sella d’argento
Sella d’argento
1978 · Lucio Fulci
Fright Night
Fright Night
2011 · Craig Gillespie
Critters
Critters
1986 · Stephen Herek
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Carpenter USA

His films like 'The Thing' and 'They Live' explore paranoia about extraterrestrial infiltration and hostile alien encounters with visceral intensity.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

The 'Alien' franchise, beginning with his 1979 masterpiece, defines the extraterrestrial hunter archetype as a relentless predator.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Videodrome' and 'Scanners' explore invasive alien/external forces violating human biology in profoundly unsettling ways.