Alien abduction cases did not gain widespread attention until the 1960s and beyond; there were few reported or few recorded cases before the 20th century, leading many to believe that the tales of abduction are either hoaxes or hallucinations brought on by science fictions films and novels. Whatever the case, alien abduction is a popular film subject, with numerous movies and remakes being made about the idea of extraterrestrial lifeforms taking humans into their ship. Here is a list of the best alien abduction films. So when you are alone on that isolated back road and yourxenon headlights suddenly go out and the sounds oftrain horns and birds go silent, beware... Contact Written by famed cosmologist Carl Sagan, Contact is the story of the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestial Intelligence) organization and their attempts to make contact with aliens. When they hear what sounds like a message from the star Vega, the National Security butts in and attempts to take control of the facility. Eventually, the nations come together to fund a machine based on technical blueprints the messages have sent for the US to build to establish contact. One of the scientists makes the trip and finds herself traveling through a series of wormholes and makes contact with an alien lifeform taking the shape of her father who tells her to tell Earths inhabitants to prepare for more instructions and further steps in space travel. It is one of the more serious and realistic films about how humans might actually be able to travel far distances in space (wormholes) to reach other galaxies. Close Encounters of the Third Kind This cult 1997 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg won numerous awards and praise for its production values and series tone about a subject many still see as a silly subject: alien abduction. Richard Dreyfuss plays a electrical lineman who has a close encounter with a UFO but his family does not believe him until a mother ship lands in Wyoming and starts unloading people it had abducted over the years. The government gets involved and selects a group of people to make contact and board the ship.About the Author: