| The Abyss (1989) | 7.5 | |
| Paul (2011) | 6.9 | |
| Sunshine (2007) | 7.2 | |
| Life (2017) | 6.6 | |
| The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | 5.5 |
First contact movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
New films
| Gods of the Deep (2023) | 3.2 | |
| Gayliens (2022) | 6.1 | |
| Battle for Pandora (2022) | 2.9 | |
| Rubikon (2022) | 5.0 | |
| Dual (2022) | 5.8 |
List of first contact movies
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
Is relevant?
94K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight ...
Style:
suspense, futuristic, apocalyptic, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
ufo, apocalypse, evil alien, alien invasion, alien, alien abduction, space and aliens, vestiges of humanity, alien encounter, fantasy world, creature, catastrophe ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, california, london ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, spoof, horror comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
apocalypse, violence, plot twist, satire, alien invasion, dark humor, fight scenes, twists and turns, pub, profanity, friends, obsessive quest ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, year 1990, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, london, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Style:
cerebral, suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, lovecraft ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space travel, found footage, astronaut, space exploration, outer space, space, spacecraft, distant planet, alien, survival, spacewalk, moon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 1972, 1950s, 50s ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the ...
Style:
scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, spooky ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, hypnosis, alien encounter, disappearance, found footage, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, alien, paranormal activity, alien invasion, space ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa, california, antarctica
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284K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, psychological, cerebral, tense ...
Plot:
space travel, outer space, sun, end of the world, isolation, spaceship, self sacrifice, earth, heroic mission, expedition, space, danger ...
Time:
future, year 2007, distant future, 2000s, 21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens. Nobody believes them, and despite a lack of motive and no evidence of foul play, their friends' disappearance is ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, disturbing, psychological, cult classic ...
Plot:
ufo, alien abduction, alien, alien encounter, alien contact, space and aliens, extraterrestrial, alien invasion, space, first contact, abduction, working class ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
arizona, usa, phoenix arizona
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Style:
suspense, lovecraft, psychological, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
time travel, drug, ambulance, best friend, paramedic, brain tumor, time, swamp, racism, chemotherapy, investigation, alligator ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, louisiana
Is relevant?
101K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien ...
Style:
scary, suspense, mysterious, cult horror, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
alien invasion, stephen king, supernatural, alien, first contact, friends, virus, mind control, alien encounter, danger, evil alien, cabin in the woods ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
colorado, usa, boston, massachusetts, maine
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, mind bending, cerebral, psychedelic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, adult
Plot:
space travel, artificial intelligence, astronaut, outer space, space, moon, computer, scientist, human versus computer, extraterrestrial, deception, spacewalk ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, stone age ...
Place:
persia
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two ...
Style:
saga, suspense, serious, rough, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, evil alien, alien invasion, gory, predator, small town, space, creature, space and aliens, alien planet, survival, extraterrestrial ...
Time:
future, year 2007, 20th century, 2000s, year 2004 ...
Place:
colorado, usa, antarctica
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Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
When Ye Wenjie pressed the launch button, human beings were destined to face a powerful enemy three-body. Microscopic particles make human science unable to progress, and human civilization has no privacy. University professor Luo Ji did not think ...
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, thought provoking, philosophical ...
Plot:
problem, science runs amok, first contact, space mission, save the world, humanity, save the day, spacewalk, space adventure, science, alien invasion, adaptation ...
Place:
china
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73K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, girls' night, kids
Plot:
elderly, cocoon, life & death, alien, space and aliens, chase, benign alien, fountain of youth, alien invasion, first contact, extraterrestrial, cancer ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
florida, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Aliens from another dimension cross space and time to come to Earth. A scientist tries to discover what their motives are.
Style:
tense, suspense, atmospheric, psychological, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alien, first contact, conspiracy, discovery, ufo, travel, speculation, investigation, laboratory, technology, paranormal, suspicion ...
Is relevant?
112K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.
Style:
surreal, disturbing, psychedelic, cult classic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
body horror, surrealism, cyberpunk, television, virtual reality, mind control, hallucination, insanity, dystopia, satire, mind game, brainwashing ...
Time:
80s, year 1983, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, malaysia, toronto ontario canada, usa, canada ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for ...
Style:
philosophical, visually stunning, futuristic, apocalyptic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
robot, dystopia, space travel, space opera, distopia, space and aliens, spaceship, post apocalypse, spacecraft, dystopian future, artificial intelligence, isolation ...
Time:
future, year 1972
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The explorer craft U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the magnificent U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, outer space, mad scientist, robot, black hole, spacecraft, astronaut, space battle, artificial intelligence, heroic mission, danger, escapades ...
Time:
future, year 1979, 22nd century
Is relevant?
276K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and ...
Style:
bad ending, intense, clever, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, telekinesis, found footage, supernatural, levitation, coming of age, adolescence, friendship, supernatural ability, bullying, teenage life, teenager ...
Time:
year 2012, future, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa, tibet, canada
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from ...
Style:
futuristic, epic, saga, exciting, anamorphic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
star trek, space travel, time travel, cyborgs, first contact, space adventure, sent to the past, intergalactic, technology, robot, space battle, experimental technology ...
Time:
future, 24th century, year 1996, 21st century
Place:
montana, space western
Is relevant?
1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, alien, culture clash, alien planet, beautiful scenery, creature, space and aliens, battles, ecology, interspecies romance, alien encounter, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 20th century, 22nd century, distant future ...
Place:
iran, space western
Is relevant?
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Story:
If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?
Style:
tension, suspenseful, philosophical, intellectual, psychotronic ...
Plot:
extraterrestrial, first contact, government coverup, conspiracy, paranoia, national security, mass hysteria, ethical dilemma, whistleblower, claustrophobia, mistrust, investigation ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Kōjiro Shindō is a highly-skilled negotiator working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As his plane at Haneda airport prepares to take off, a huge mysterious cube appears from the sky. 'It' expands rapidly, and absorbs the passenger ...
Style:
anime, disturbing, futuristic, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
communication, alien contact, first contact, alien invasion, alien encounter, politics, hijacking, world politics, negotiation, alien technology, intervention, diplomacy ...
Time:
near future
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Poland
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In Zakopane - though really anywhere in the universe - an alien civilization lands seeking help with an intimate problem and awaits their contact, Yrek. When a nosy innkeeper alerts the press upon learning their mission, journalists descend and ...
Style:
offbeat, romantic comedy, absurd, intercultural, cult classic
Plot:
first contact, gangster, alien invasion, fish out of water, small town, mountain village, sexual humor, farce, irreverent, satire, dark humor, espionage ...
Place:
eastern europe, poland
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of Carl Merryweather who believes he experienced an alien encounter at 10-years-old and is now trying to reconnect with the UFO as the same location.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, melancholic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
found footage, ufo, alien, ufo sighting, alien abduction, alien contact, explorer, first contact, space exploration, obsession, alien encounter, character study ...
Is relevant?
164
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A UFO lands at night in a typical Masovian village. The villagers feel honored and want to be as hospitable as possible for the unexpected alien guests.
Style:
light hearted, period piece, surreal, whimsical
Plot:
ufo, provincial life, alien encounter, village life, hospitality, first contact, curiosity, social commentary, night, culture clash, community, humanity ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
TV mini series based on the Sci-fi novel "A Is for Andromeda" by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot.
Style:
intellectual, psychological thriller, sinister, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artificial life, laboratory, first contact, adaptation, power struggle, identity crisis, moral dilemma, manipulation, haunting, cold war era, prime minister, colonel
Time:
70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, futuristic ...
Plot:
space and aliens, government conspiracy, air force, political intrigue, nasa, space station, space program, conspiracy, space exploration, cover up, alien contact, first contact ...
Time:
2020s, near future
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation
Country: USA, Thailand, Australia, Germany
TV show
Story:
“FriendZSpace” is about three best friends, Alice, Leo and Kim who may seem like regular human kids, but behind their normal facade they are risk-taking deep space friend makers! Each episode follows the three kids as they jet into space in ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, light, feel good, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
space travel, teamwork, space adventure, children, friendship, human alien relationship, team, alien technology, space battle, alien race, space opera, space and aliens ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After a help signal from a research vessel makes it back to Earth, the U.S. Space Force sends a rescue ship to Pandora, a moon of Saturn. But when they try to land, they discover Pandora is inhabited by a highly evolved humanoid species.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
humanoid, alien life-form, spaceship, water, planet, moon, alien contact, alien, alien race, spacecraft, space and aliens, human alien ...
Time:
near future
Is relevant?
604
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two scientists are selected to travel across the universe to the source of a distant transmission and potential life.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, existential, psychological ...
Plot:
space exploration, travel, scientist, universe, space travel, space, space mission, space program, space adventure, science, space shuttle, spacecraft ...
Time:
near future, future
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