What to watch after E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

These picks come from archytele's own similarity graph: shared themes and keywords, creators, cast, era, original language and audience rating. Each card says why it made the list.

★ 7.0 Film

Flight of the Navigator

1986

Both explore farewell and flying saucer; both adventure and science fiction

★ 7.4 Film

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Same creator (Steven Spielberg); both explore flying saucer and alien

★ 7.1 Film

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Same creator (Steven Spielberg); both explore loss of loved one and prosecution

★ 6.3 Film

Explorers

1985

Both explore alien; both adventure and science fiction

★ 6.6 Film

War of the Worlds

2005

Same creator (Steven Spielberg); both explore alien

★ 6.4 Film

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005

Both explore alien; both adventure and science fiction

★ 5.9 Film

Earth to Echo

2014

Both explore alien; both adventure and science fiction

★ 7.2 Film

Poltergeist

1982

Same creator (Steven Spielberg); both explore halloween

★ 6.7 Film

Disclosure Day

2026

Same creator (Steven Spielberg); both explore alien

★ 7.4 Film

The Abyss

1989

Both explore flying saucer; both adventure and science fiction

★ 6.9 Film

Elio

2025

Both explore alien; both adventure and science fiction

★ 7.5 Film

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Both explore california; both adventure and science fiction