alien

From their earliest cinematic appearance in Georges Méliès's "A Trip to the Moon" in 1902, our conception of life beyond Earth has changed to reflect our hopes and fears, the technology we've mastered, and our growing knowledge of the universe. Watch our depictions of extraterrestrial life change over nearly 100 films and 112 years.

Edited by Adam Schleichkorn and Bryan Menegus.

E.T. & Alien

From the submitter: My uncle created this for me and my fiance's engagement, we're both huge fans!

A better movie than Prometheus.