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Aliens in movies

Alien moviesDescription
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Roy Neary, an electric lineman, watches how his quiet and ordinary daily life turns upside down after a close encounter with a UFO
Alien (1979)
Director: Ridley Scott
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realise that its life cycle has merely begun
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Director: Steven Spielberg
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world
Aliens (1986)
Director: James Cameron
Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonised, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?
Independence Day (1996)
Director: Roland Emmerich
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive
District 9 (2009)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology
Avatar (2009)
Director: James Cameron
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home
Prometheus (I) (2012)
Director: Ridley Scott
Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realise they are not alone
Alien Covenant (2017)
Director: Ridley Scott
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination and must attempt a harrowing escape
Source: IMDb (1990/2020b) 

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