Steven Spielberg returned to the alien sci-fi genre for his latest film, "Disclosure Day," and you might want some similar movies to dive into after checking it out. The legendary director has become synonymous with alien and first-contact stories thanks to some all-time classics in his filmography,

Ranked at 6.6 on IMDb, War of the Worlds was released in theaters on June 29, 2005. The film follows Ray Ferrier (played by Tom Cruise), a crane operator, who is estranged from his wife, Mary Ann (played by Miranda Otto), who drops off their two children with him before going to Boston to visit her parents.

Steven Spielberg says he is now convinced that alien life has 'visited Earth,' a shift he links directly to recent US whistleblower claims, as he returns to cinemas on 11 June with Disclosure Day, a new film shot in New York and billed as his most reality‑driven take yet on UFOs and extraterrestrial contact.

Disclosure Day,” a new extraterrestrial tale from Steven Spielberg starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth and Colman Domingo, is winning over Rotten Tomatoes critics in a big way.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is being visited by creatures from light-years away.

Spielberg’s hotly anticipated new movie gives fresh impetus to a dilemma that has long captured the imaginations of filmgoers, scientists and the great director himself

What Steven Spielberg's new alien movie reveals about our UFO obsessions.