War of the Worlds was an obvious and devastating response to the carnage of 9/11, updating the classic novel to a modern-day depiction of a society coming undone in the face of an apocalyptic alien invasion.

In a summer where Gen Z YouTube filmmakers like Curry Barker and Kane Parsons are changing the game at the box office, it would be really sweet if the blockbuster master Steven Spielberg himself could break through.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Steven Spielberg knows aliens. Though he hasn't made as many UFO-centric movies as you might assume (he's made more movies about WWII than he has about extraterrestrials), the director behind Close Encounters and E.T. clearly knows how to tell a ...

From Close Encounters to Disclosure Day, here's every Steven Spielberg movie featuring aliens or extraterrestrial life, and where to watch them.

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