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Alien

Play trailer 0:33 Poster for Alien R Released May 25, 1979 1h 57m Sci-Fi Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
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A modern classic, Alien blends science fiction, horror and bleak poetry into a seamless whole.

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Jack Kroll Newsweek Alien will scare the peanuts right out of your M&M's. It was about time someone made a science-fiction thriller that thrills... and just boils everything down to the pure, ravishingly vulgar essence of fright. Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Elston Brooks Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com You can have Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 2001. I'll take Alien. Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Desmond Ryan Philadelphia Inquirer Miss Weaver, a New York actress making her film debut, makes the most of the opportunity without overdoing it. She suggests toughness and fear in equal measure. Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex Combined with the brilliant visual aesthetic, impeccable production design, and great performances from top-to-bottom, Alien has few equals in cinematic history. Rated: 10/10 Aug 17, 2024 Full Review Germain Lussier io9.com Like so many great sci-fi films of the era, it leaves those to the imagination in favor of character and story. Jul 5, 2024 Full Review Sarah Vincent AwardsWatch Human beings mostly die in the order of how much they acquiesced to the company without complaint, and even the robot and alien are not immune. Only the rebel, Ripley, and Jonesy, a cat who is the embodiment of a being who is never subservient, survive. Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeremiah My all time favorite film. it needs no justification. watch and see the genius of true horror. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review Aaron Bacchus A Horror Classic. The beat in the series. A must watch for all !!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/24/24 Full Review Tasha L Good movie. Great for its time but cgi has evolved since Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review josé G The MUST LOVED MOVIE FOR ME IS THERE ALL I WANT JUST A MASTERPIECE AND YEAR AFTER YEAR YOU CAN WATCH THAT MOVIE AND THINK THIS: HOW IS POSSIBLE ? just a HOLY GRAIL FOR TERROR’S MOVIE FANS Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/04/24 Full Review Chris D A beautiful start to a franchise! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/04/24 Full Review Nenad V A timeless Ridley Scott classic that I will never get tired of ! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.
Director
Ridley Scott
Producer
David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill
Screenwriter
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 25, 1979, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2024
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$82.6M
Runtime
1h 57m
Sound Mix
Surround, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1), 70mm
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