These wildly different films explore the wondrous, and sometimes terrifying possibilities of contacting extra-terrestrial life.

From Project Hail Mary to Independence Day, Alien to Arrival, these alien movies are much better than Disclosure Day.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Travis Bean writes about the best movies available to stream. That’s why I set out to rank the best alien and space movies ever.

While Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is the talk of the movie world, there have been many other amazing alien films not made by the famous director ...