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A chronology of films and series for following the appearance of the extraterrestrial, the visit, the invasion, the space monster, impossible contact and other figures of otherness in audiovisual culture.
This list is not meant to be an exhaustive database. It works as Cinetropo's cultural map: a way to scan how the screen has imagined space, contact, threat, visitation and otherness.
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1933
King Kong
King Kong
Merian C. Cooper y Ernest B. Schoedsack
Film
1936
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Frederick Stephani
Series
1938
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Ford Beebe
Film
1939
Buck Rogers
Buck Rogers
Ford Beebe
Series
1940s
1950s
1950
Destination Moon
Destination Moon
Irving Pichel
Film
1950
Rocketship X-M
Rocketship X-M
Kurt Neumann
Film 
1951
Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars
Lesley Selander
Film
1951
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Robert Wise
Film
1951
The Man from Planet X
The Man from Planet X
Edgar G. Ulmer
Film 
1951
The Thing from Another World
The Thing from Another World
Christian Nyby y Howard Hawks
Film
1952
Red Planet Mars
Red Planet Mars
Harry Horner
Film 
1953
Cat-Women of the Moon
Cat-Women of the Moon
Arthur Hilton
Film
1953
Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
William Cameron Menzies
Film
1953
It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space
Jack Arnold
Film 
1953
Phantom from Space
Phantom from Space
W. Lee Wilder
Film 
1953
Robot Monster
Robot Monster
Phil Tucker
Film 
1953
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
Byron Haskin
Film
1954
Gōjira
Gōjira
Ishirō Honda
Film
1954
Killers from Space
Killers from Space
W. Lee Wilder
Film
1955
Gojira no Gyakushū
Gojira no Gyakushū
Motoyoshi Oda
Film
1955
The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
Val Guest
Film 
1955
This Island Earth
This Island Earth
Joseph M. Newman
Film 
1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Fred F. Sears
Film
1956
Fire Maidens from Outer Space
Fire Maidens from Outer Space
Cy Roth
Film 
1956
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
Fred M. Wilcox
Film 
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Don Siegel
Film
1956
It Conquered the World
It Conquered the World
Roger Corman
Film 
1956
Sora no Daikaijū Radon
Sora no Daikaijū Radon
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1957
Chikyū Bōeigun
Chikyū Bōeigun
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Edward L. Cahn
Film 
1957
Not of This Earth
Not of This Earth
Roger Corman
Film 
1957
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
Val Guest
Film 
1957
The Brain from Planet Arous
The Brain from Planet Arous
Nathan Juran
Film 
1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Edward L. Cahn
Film 
1958
Missile to the Moon
Missile to the Moon
Richard E. Cunha
Film 
1958
Queen of Outer Space
Queen of Outer Space
Edward Bernds
Film
1958
The Blob
The Blob
Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
Film 
1959
Der schweigende Stern
Der schweigende Stern
Kurt Maetzig
Film 
1959
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Ed Wood
Film 
1959
Teenagers from Outer Space
Teenagers from Outer Space
Tom Graeff
Film 
1959
Uchū Daisensō
Uchū Daisensō
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1960s
1960
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors
Roger Corman
Film 
1960
Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
Wolf Rilla
Film 
1961
Nude on the Moon
Nude on the Moon
Doris Wishman y Raymond Phelan
Film
1962
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Sidney W. Pink
Film 
1962
The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids
Steve Sekely
Film
1962
The Three Stooges in Orbit
The Three Stooges in Orbit
Edward Bernds
Film 
1962
Планета бурь
Планета бурь
Pavel Klushantsev
Film 
1963
Ikarie XB-1
Ikarie XB-1
Jindřich Polák
Film 
1964
Children of the Damned
Children of the Damned
Anton Leader
Film 
1964
Firelight
Firelight
Steven Spielberg
Film 
1964
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon
Nathan Juran
Film 
1964
Mosura tai Gojira
Mosura tai Gojira
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1964
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Robinson Crusoe on Mars
Byron Haskin
Film 
1964
San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen
San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1964
Uchū Daikaijū Dogora
Uchū Daikaijū Dogora
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1965
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Gordon Flemyng
Film 
1965
Kaijū Daisensō
Kaijū Daisensō
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1965
Terrore nello spazio
Terrore nello spazio
Mario Bava
Film 
1965
The Wizard of Mars
The Wizard of Mars
David L. Hewitt
Film 
1965
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet
Curtis Harrington
Film 
1966
Ōgon Batto
Ōgon Batto
Hajime Satō
Film
1966
Queen of Blood
Queen of Blood
Curtis Harrington
Film
1966
The Wild, Wild Planet
The Wild, Wild Planet
Antonio Margheriti
Film 
1967
Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit
Roy Ward Baker
Film 
1967
They Came from Beyond Space
They Came from Beyond Space
Freddie Francis
Film 
1968
Barbarella
Barbarella
Roger Vadim
Film 
1968
Gamera tai Uchū Kaijū Bairasu
Gamera tai Uchū Kaijū Bairasu
Noriaki Yuasa
Film 
1968
Kaijū Sōshingeki
Kaijū Sōshingeki
Ishirō Honda
Film 
1968
Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
Franklin J. Schaffner
Film 
1968
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Peter Bogdanovich
Film 
1970s
1971
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Robert Wise
Film
1972
Solaris
Solaris
Andrei Tarkovski
Film
1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
J. Lee Thompson
Film
1973
La Planète sauvage
La Planète sauvage
René Laloux
Film
1974
Dark Star
Dark Star
John Carpenter
Film 
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Jim Sharman
Film
1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nicolas Roeg
Film 
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Steven Spielberg
Film
1977
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
George Lucas
Film
1978
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Richard A. Colla
Series
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Philip Kaufman
Film
1978
Superman: The Movie
Superman: The Movie
Richard Donner
Film
1979
Alien
Alien
Ridley Scott
Film
1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Robert Wise
Film 
1980s
1980
Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon
Mike Hodges
Series
1980
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Irvin Kershner
Film 
1980
Superman II
Superman II
Richard Lester y Richard Donner
Film
1981
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Film
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg
Film
1982
My Friend Mac
My Friend Mac
Howard R. Cohen
Film
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Nicholas Meyer
Film
1982
The Dark Christal
The Dark Christal
Jim Henson y Frank Oz
Film
1982
The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal
Jim Henson y Frank Oz
Film
1982
The Thing
The Thing
John Carpenter
Film
1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Richard Marquand
Film 
1983
V
V
Kenneth Johnson
Film
1984
Starman
Starman
John Carpenter
Film
1984
Supergirl
Supergirl
Jeannot Szwarc
Film
1984
The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
Nick Castle
Film
1985
Cocoon
Cocoon
Ron Howard
Film
1985
El caballero del Dragón
El caballero del Dragón
Fernando Colomo
Film
1985
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
Wolfgang Petersen
Film
1985
Explorers
Explorers
Joe Dante
Film
1986
Aliens
Aliens
James Cameron
Film
1986
Critters
Critters
Stephen Herek
Film
1987
Bad Taste
Bad Taste
Peter Jackson
Film
1987
Predator
Predator
John McTiernan
Film 
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Gene Roddenberry
Film
1988
Alien Nation
Alien Nation
Graham Baker
Film
1989
The Abyss
The Abyss
James Cameron
Film 
1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Matt Groening
Series
1990s
1990
Total Recall
Total Recall
Paul Verhoeven
Film
1992
Alien 3
Alien 3
David Fincher
Film
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Michael Piller
Series
1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
Chris Carter
Series
1994
Stargate
Stargate
Roland Emmerich
Film
1995
Species
Species
Roger Donaldson
Film
1996
Independence Day
Independence Day
Roland Emmerich
Film
1996
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
Tim Burton
Film
1996
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
Jonathan Frakes
Film
1997
Contact
Contact
Robert Zemeckis
Film
1997
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
Paul W.S. Anderson
Film
1997
Men in Black
Men in Black
Barry Sonnenfeld
Film
1997
Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers
Paul Verhoeven
Film 
1998
The Faculty
The Faculty
Robert Rodriguez
Film 
1999
Futurama
Futurama
Matt Groening
Series
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
George Lucas
Film 
2000s
2001
2001: una Odisea del Espacio
2001: una Odisea del Espacio
1968, Stanley Kubrick
Film
2001
Ghosts of Mars
Ghosts of Mars
John Carpenter
Film
2002
Signs
Signs
M. Night Shyamalan
Film 
2002
Solaris
Solaris
Steven Soderbergh
Film
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
George Lucas
Film
2004
Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
Paul W.S. Anderson
Film
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
George Lucas
Film
2005
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Steven Spielberg
Film
2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Scott Derrickson
Film
2009
Avatar
Avatar
James Cameron
Film
2009
District 9
District 9
Neill Blomkamp
Film 
2010s
2011
Battle: Los Angeles
Battle: Los Angeles
Jonathan Liebesman
Film 
2011
Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens
Jon Favreau
Film 
2011
Thor
Thor
Kenneth Branagh
Film
2012
Prometheus
Prometheus
Ridley Scott
Film
2013
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Gavin Hood
Film
2013
Man of Steel
Man of Steel
Zack Snyder
Film 
2014
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow
Doug Liman
Film
2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn
Film 
2015
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
J.J. Abrams
Film
2016
Arrival
Arrival
Denis Villeneuve
Film 
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Zack Snyder
Film
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence
Roland Emmerich
Film
2017
Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
Ridley Scott
Film
2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson
Film 
2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok
Taika Waititi
Film
2018
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
John Krasinski
Film 
2019
Ad Astra
Ad Astra
James Gray
Film
2019
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
Anthony y Joe Russo
Film 
2019
Captive State
Captive State
Rupert Wyatt
Film 
2019
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
J.J. Abrams
Film 