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Steven Spielberg returns to alien storytelling with Disclosure Day, a global thriller exploring what happens when humanity learns we are not alone.

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Discover why Independence Day remains the gold standard for alien invasion movies, 30 years later. No other film captures the scale, excitement, and global crisis like this classic!

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This story first appeared in Trying!, a thoughtful, funny, wide-ranging daily newsletter featuring essays from the mind of Matt Gross. You can sign up for them here. Those were simple aliens for ...