What is it with Spielberg and space aliens? We break down his career-long fixation

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

Roger Ebert’s Best and Worst Alien Movies

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to take another look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies,
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'We are not alone,' Steven Spielberg tells SXSW while discussing aliens and AI

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg speaks on stage for "The Big Picture With Steven Spielberg" during the 2026 SXSW Conference And Festival at Hilton Austin on March 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
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'We are not alone': Steven Spielberg shares his true feelings about aliens and UFOs at SXSW

Steven Spielberg spoke on stage Friday at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas. (Gary Miller / FilmMagic via Getty Images) One of the most anticipated events at this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival wasn’t a movie at all, but a ...
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Every ‘Alien’ Movie Is Finally Streaming Together on April 1

Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and breathes cinema and sometimes wakes up with the close-up ...