Today, on July 2, we commemorate World UFO Day 2026. The film industry, whether Hollywood or Bollywood, delved into the realm of extraterrestrial visitors like Aliens and UFOs time and again. Watch these six movies that made a unique genre.
6 Movies Based On UFOs And Extra-Terrestrial Creatures
World UFO Day is observed on July 2 to commemorate the infamous 1947 Roswell, New Mexico, crash. Today, the explorations into extraterrestrial life beyond human capabilities are promoted while also debates about the unidentified space objects. From Hollywood’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to Bollywood’s Koi Mil Gaya, these six movies have proved how science can be blended with cinema. No wonder these movies remained a hit on the big screen, given their futuristic adaptations.
1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A gentle alien’s arrival on earth is discovered by a 10-year-old boy named Elliot. In a secretive manner, he brings the alien home with his siblings. After a strong bond is developed between the two, the creature falls ill, which brings attention from the government. Desperate kids find ways to reunite the alien with his own kind.
2. Arrival
Twelve mysterious spacecraft surround themselves around the world. Soon, the military hires linguist Louise Banks so that she finds a way to converse with them. Paired with a physicist, Louise has to discover their true intentions: peaceful or threatening. Before panic rises, they quickly try to decode the estranged bodies and their language.
3. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A close encounter with a UFO turns an ordinary Indiana electric lineman’s life upside down. He then spurs into the country to find the answers for the sudden approach. Soon, a scientist’s vision and research team lead him to find the true intentions of the creatures’ obsession. Then they make an historic contact with them.
4. Koi… Mil Gaya
The 2003 Bollywood sci-fi movie follows the story of Rohit (Hrithik Roshan), who is a developmentally disabled man and later, with his father’s super computer builds contact with an alien. Soon, the alien, nicknamed Jadoo, is stranded on earth, where he then cures Rohit’s disability. Later, the boy helps Jadoo make a safe return.
5. Independence Day
Released in 1996, the film follows the story of Alien Armada, with gigantic spacecrafts who invades Earth and launch an attack on major cities on July 4th, USA’s Independence Day. A scientist, a pilot and the U.S President unite to save humanity and the surge of people in Area 51. They built a virus to infiltrate the UFOs.
6. Fire in the Sky
Travis Walton a Arizona logger, mysteriously disappears for five days. The suspicion rises for murder by his co-workers, but upon his return, it is revealed that he was abducted by a flying saucer (UFO). Based on his claims, he reveals the horrifying trauma and suffering that he faced during his extraterrestrial kidnapping.