Best Films About Close Encounters

Giant Freakin' Robot has a list of the 7 Best Films About Close Encounters:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Fire in the Sky (1993)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Signs (2002)
Honorable Mention: The Abyss (1989)

I've seen the ones in bold print. Our family disagrees on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I love it; The Husband and The Younger Son do not. E.T. is one of my least favorite films.

I wonder why Independence Day isn't on the list.

HT: SF Signal