Steven Spielberg fans are preparing to head to the theater this weekend for the premiere of his first sci-fi movie in years, Disclosure Day. The film stars Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor, and while specific details about the plot are still being kept under wraps, we do know that it takes place on the day that humans find out they aren’t alone in the universe. Disclosure Day will be Steven Spielberg’s first sci-fi movie since 2018, when he teamed up with Tye Sheridan and Olivia Cooke for Ready Player One. Spielberg took a hiatus from the sci-fi genre in the last few years to focus on historical films such as The Fabelmans (starring Paul Dano) and West Side Story (starring Rachel Zegler). Still, he’s responsible for some of the most famous sci-fi movies ever made dating back over 50 years.
Fans could argue for hours about which of Spielberg’s sci-fi movies are his best work, and which has been the most influential on the wider course of cinema history. While Jaws would definitely get some answers, Spielberg’s first true sci-fi hit came all the way back in 1977 with Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It took $20 million for Spielberg to make the sci-fi epic, which was no small budget back in the late 1970s, but the film proved to be more than worth the cost when it grossed over $300 million at the box office. To this day, it’s still one of Spielberg’s most profitable films. Before the worldwide premiere of Disclosure Day on June 12, Close Encounters of the Third Kind has begun streaming on Peacock for all subscribers, giving fans the chance to experience one of Spielberg’s all-time sci-fi classics.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
The Matrix
Mad Max
Blade Runner
Dune
Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Is ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ About?
The official synopsis for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which earned marks of 91% from critics and 85% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:
“A power company worker becomes obsessed with a mysterious vision after a strange encounter, leading him to abandon his family and join a secret government project. When an alien mothership makes contact at a remote Wyoming mountain, he is chosen to be humanity’s first ambassador to an advanced extraterrestrial civilization.”
In addition to directing the film, Steven Spielberg also wrote the script for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Roy, Teri Garr as Ronnie, and Bob Balaban as David.
Check out Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Peacock, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Spielberg’s future projects.
