Steven Spielberg says he is now convinced that alien life has 'visited Earth,' a shift he links directly to recent US whistleblower claims, as he returns to cinemas on 11 June with Disclosure Day, a new film shot in New York and billed as his most reality‑driven take yet on UFOs and extraterrestrial contact.

Steven Spielberg makes a plea for empathy with Disclosure Day.

The best alien invasion movies feature the most exhilarating stories about extraterrestrial visitors, from War of the Worlds to Annihilation.

With 'Disclosure Day,' the director returns to a longtime preoccupation. Two Times staffers explore his ongoing fascination with extraterrestrials.

Steven Spielberg’s fourth film about alien encounters is “Disclosure Day,” following “ET: The Extra-Terrestrial,” “War of the Worlds,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” That inspired us to take another look at what Roger Ebert thought about some of the most famous and infamous alien movies,