Movies Like Making Contact

The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 fantasy film based on the novel by Michael Ende, directed by Wolfgang Petersen. It follows a boy who escapes bullies...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a heartwarming 1982 American science fiction film about a young boy who befriends an extraterrestrial stranded on Earth.

Return to Oz is a dark fantasy film released in 1985 by Walt Disney Pictures, serving as an unofficial sequel to The Wizard of Oz. Starring Fairuza...

The Exorcist is a classic American supernatural horror film that revolves around the demonic possession of a young girl and the ensuing exorcism...

A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film that follows a group of teenagers who are hunted by Freddy Krueger, an undead...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, following the story of an electricity...

Child's Play is a 1988 American supernatural slasher film about an innocent-looking doll possessed by the soul of a serial killer.

Cocoon is a 1985 American science fiction comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard. It follows a group of elderly individuals who discover newfound...

The Babadook is a 2014 Australian horror film about a widowed single mother and her son facing a menacing humanoid monster in their home.

The Dead Zone is a 1983 American science-fiction thriller film directed by David Cronenberg, based on a novel by Stephen King. It stars Christopher...

Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film about psychics with telepathic and telekinetic powers, caught in a battle of good versus evil.

Explorers is a 1985 American science fantasy film about three teenage boys who build a spacecraft to explore outer space after one of them has a...

Firestarter is a science fiction thriller film based on Stephen King's 1980 novel of the same name. The story revolves around a young girl named...

Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 American science-fiction adventure film that follows the story of 12-year-old David Freeman, who is abducted by an...

The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural horror film about a composer who believes the mansion he moves into in Seattle is haunted.

D.A.R.Y.L. is a 1985 science fiction adventure film about a seemingly normal young boy who is actually a military-created robot with superhuman...

The Watcher in the Woods is a 1980 American supernatural horror film that follows an American family who moves to a countryside manor in England,...

The Gate is a 1987 supernatural horror film depicting the struggles of three young children who unwittingly unleash a group of malevolent demons from...

The Fury is a 1978 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, featuring Kirk Douglas and John Cassavetes. It follows a...