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

Our guide on the five best movies about aliens to stream on Netflix right now.

Burst into the Alien franchise in the right order.

Don’t expect a straightforward timeline, because continuity is a mess with the Alien and Predator timelines (even if, as in this list, you choose to ignore tie-in comics, novels, and games). Predator: ...