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Alien Contact Sci-Fi movies

First contact and communication: meeting non-human intelligence, misunderstanding, coexistence tension, and discovery.

Brightburn

1. Brightburn

Horror Science Fiction Alien Horror Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.1
20191h 31min

Overview

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

Themes

Abuse of power, Violence and consequence, Parental duty vs control, Outsider youth isolation, Secret origins and danger, Power vs humanity

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Overview

An astronomer becomes obsessed with searching the cosmos for signs of life beyond Earth which leads to a shocking discovery.

Themes

Trust and manipulation, Ethics in research, Loss shaping motive, Obsession vs personal life, Science vs emotion, Interpersonal strain under pressure

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Prospect

3. Prospect

Science Fiction Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.3
20181h 38min

Overview

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Alien planet resource extraction, Survival under toxic atmosphere, Giant forest hazards, Natural resources competition, Father daughter relationship under stress

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Overview

A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.

Themes

Airport pressure point, Professor-guided inquiry, Mathematics-driven analysis, Ufo sighting interpretation, Open-ended investigation, Airport-centric collaboration

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MFKZ

5. MFKZ

Science Fiction Animation Action Crime Comedy
6.7
20181h 35min

Overview

Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. But an otherwise unremarkable scooter accident caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger is about to transform his life... into a waking nightmare! He starts seeing monstrous forms prowling around all over the city... Is Angelino losing his mind, or could an alien invasion really be happening this quietly...?

Themes

Loyalty under manipulation, Dystopian urban decay, Hybrid power consequences, Alien infiltration and colonization, Power versus humanity, Deception and allegiance shifts

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Phoenix Forgotten

6. Phoenix Forgotten

Horror Mystery Science Fiction Alien Horror Investigation Mystery
5.4
20171h 27min

Overview

Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

Themes

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Fandango At Home
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Overview

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.

Themes

Alien language tool, Time-manipulation perception, First contact implications, Extraterrestrial technology impact, Linguist driven inquiry, Spacecraft based collaboration

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Tremors 5: Bloodlines

8. Tremors 5: Bloodlines

Action Adventure Comedy Horror Science Fiction
5.3
20151h 39min

Overview

When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.

Themes

Monster-driven siege and alliance, Survival under monster threat, Ethics of wildlife trade, Creature eggs conflict, Exploitation of creature eggs, Betrayal by monster hunter

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Home

9. Home

Fantasy Comedy Animation Science Fiction Family
6.5
20151h 34min

Overview

When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.

Themes

Relocation camp, Housewarming party, Invitation spread, Propaganda influence, Drones encounter, Taking resposibility

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Absolutely Anything

10. Absolutely Anything

Comedy Science Fiction Satire Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.0
20151h 25min

Overview

Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

Themes

Power without accountability, Unintended consequences, Morality under pressure, Individual vs collective good, Trust and manipulation, Responsibility and temptation

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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