movie listing - list

  • Home
  • First Contact Movies, First Contact List Movies

Found 1,608 movies in total

Contact 1997

7.5 /10

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Run Time: 150 Min . MMPA: 10 . Release: Jul 11, 1997

Director: Director: Robert Zemeckis,

Stars: Jena Malone, David Morse, Jodie Foster, Geoffrey Blake, William Fichtner,

The Avengers 2012

8 /10

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

Run Time: 143 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Apr 25, 2012

Director: Director: Joss Whedon,

Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson,

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982

7.9 /10

After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

Run Time: 115 Min . MMPA: 7 . Release: Jun 11, 1982

Director: Director: Steven Spielberg,

Stars: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace,

Independence Day 1996

7 /10

On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

Run Time: 145 Min . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jun 25, 1996

Director: Director: Roland Emmerich,

Stars: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Margaret Colin, Vivica A Fox,

Pacific Rim 2013

6.9 /10

A ragtag band of humans band together in the year 2025 to fight legions of monstrous creatures rising from the sea. Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee -- who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.

Run Time: 131 Min . MMPA: 12 . Release: Jul 11, 2013

Director: Director: Guillermo del Toro,

Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Max Martini, Clifton Collins Jr,

Arrival 2016

7.9 /10

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Run Time: 116 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: Nov 10, 2016

Director: Director: Denis Villeneuve,

Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma,

Life 2017

6.6 /10

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Mar 22, 2017

Director: Director: Daniel Espinosa,

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare,

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 2017

6.4 /10

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Run Time: 136 Min . MMPA: 11 . Release: Jul 20, 2017

Director: Director: Luc Besson,

Stars: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke,

Cosmos 2019

6 /10

Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.

Run Time: 128 Min . MMPA: 0 . Release: Nov 08, 2019

Director: Director: Elliot Weaver, Zander Weaver,

Stars: Arjun Singh Panam, Joshua Ford, Tom England,