Steven Spielberg is back with a new alien movie called Disclosure Day, and it plays on the themes of his past efforts in the sci-fi genre. Spielberg has a strong history in alien movies, and especially those that explore the idea of first contact.

Making a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 classic "Alien" should have been a disaster. This was a movie that defined a whole new sub-genre of outer-space horror, a perfectly structured scarefest that also introduced one of cinema's greatest-ever monsters to the world.

Alien invasion movies are fun, but an all-star cast makes them all the more appealing. Tune in as we compile the best star-studded alien invasion classics.

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Some of the best alien invasion movies on Netflix include A Quiet Place II, War Machine, Rim of the World, Nope, and Bugonia, and each have a strong cast.