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,

While The Wrap’s June 2026 ranking included classics like the ones mentioned above in their Top 20—as well as movies like The Thing, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Arrival on their list—it’s a box office flop from 1997 that makes an unexpected appearance in the #11 spot.