Movies About Abduction

From Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
Rated PG

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary, an everyday man whose life is disrupted after he has a close encounter with a UFO. After the initial encounter, Roy is obsessed with gathering evidence of the event and determined to find out the truth behind the mysterious experience. Along the way, he meets other people who have had similar encounters, and together they all eventually embark on a journey to a secret site in Wyoming. There, they discover a massive gathering of alien ships, and make contact with the aliens themselves, who have come to Earth in search of a specific individual. Through the course of the movie, Roy and the others learn the meaning of the encounter, and the importance of recognizing the beauty and wonder of the universe.

From Gregg Araki, starring Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue, Chase Ellison
Rated Unrated

Mysterious Skin is a 2004 independent drama film written and directed by Gregg Araki. The film follows two pre-adolescent boys who are physically and emotionally scarred by their experiences with sexual abuse. One of the boys, Brian Lackey, is a lonely and withdrawn eight-year-old who believes he was abducted by aliens, while the other, Neil McCormick, is a troubled teenager whose promiscuity masks his inner pain. As they grow older and begin to uncover the truth about their shared past, they must learn how to cope with their trauma and build a new future for themselves.

From Randal Kleiser, starring Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright
Rated PG

From George Roy Hill, starring Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans
Rated R

From M. Night Shyamalan, starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin
Rated PG-13

From Nick Castle, starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason
Rated PG

From Robert Lieberman, starring D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg
Rated PG-13

From Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto
Rated PG-13

From Nimród Antal, starring Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga
Rated R

From Scott Stewart, starring Keri Russell, Jake Brennan, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
Rated PG-13

From Jon Favreau, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Abigail Spencer
Rated PG-13

From Olatunde Osunsanmi, starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Rated PG-13

From Joseph Ruben, starring Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Christopher Kovaleski, Matthew Pleszewicz
Rated PG-13

From Leigh Janiak, starring Rose Leslie, Harry Treadaway, Ben Huber, Hanna Brown
Rated R

From Joe Chappelle, starring Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber
Rated R

From Simon Wells, starring Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois
Rated PG

From Rand Ravich, starring Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall
Rated R

From Justin Barber, starring Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Lopez, Justin Matthews
Rated PG-13

From Colin Minihan, starring Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic
Rated Not Rated

From Matty Beckerman, starring Katherine Sigismund, Corey Eid, Riley Polanski, Jillian Clare
Rated Not Rated

From Joe Begos, starring Graham Skipper, Josh Ethier, Vanessa Leigh, Susan T. Travers
Rated Unrated

From Directors: Chad Archibald, Matt Wiele, starring Julian Richings, Lisa Houle, Adam Seybold, Mark Gibson
Rated Not Rated