Movies Like Close Encounters of the Third Kind

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a heartwarming 1982 American science fiction film about a young boy who befriends an extraterrestrial stranded on Earth.

Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve. The story follows Louise Banks, a linguist enlisted by the United...

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film about an alien, Klaatu, who arrives on Earth to determine if humanity can...

War of the Worlds is a 2005 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on H. G. Wells' 1898 novel. It follows...

Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard. It follows a group of elderly individuals who discover newfound...

Starman is a 1984 American science fiction romance drama film about an alien who clones a human body and embarks on a journey with a young widow...

The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film about a group of American researchers in Antarctica who must battle a shape-shifting...

Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott. It is the fifth installment in the Alien franchise and follows a crew of...

Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Scarlett Johansson as an enigmatic woman who lures men in...

Signs is a 2002 American science fiction horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. It follows the story of a family who discovers crop...

The Abyss is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron, featuring a story of a search and recovery mission led by an oil...

The Fourth Kind is a 2009 science fiction-psychological horror-thriller-drama film featuring Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler. It revolves around...

Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction action thriller film directed by J. J. Abrams, set in 1979 Ohio, where a group of teenagers witnesses a...

Sphere is a 1998 American science fiction psychological thriller film about a team of experts investigating a spacecraft found on the ocean floor,...

Fire in the Sky is a 1993 American biographical science fiction mystery film depicting the story of a man's alleged extraterrestrial abduction based...

The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction thriller film directed by Robert Wise. It follows a team of scientists led by Dr. Jeremy...

Europa Report is a 2013 American science fiction film that follows a crew of international astronauts on a privately funded mission to Jupiter's...

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a British science fantasy drama film that follows an extraterrestrial named Thomas Jerome Newton as he arrives on Earth...