Alien: Romulus

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Alien: Romulus

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Released Aug 16, 2024

1h 59m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

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Critics Consensus

Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema's great horror franchises.

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Audience Says

Resurrecting a franchise with equal servings of fan service and originality, Alien: Romulus keenly delivers Xenomorph blood and thrills.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

I thought this was awesome... Yes, it plays the hits, but in a slightly different key. It's different enough for me to have had fun.

Sep 16, 2024

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Philip De Semlyen

Time Out

Every possible ingredient has surely been used, every angle exhausted. Major props, then, to Fede Álvarez for cooking up something fresh in this furiously exciting, gnarly seventh entry. He’s even found the eggs, too.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2024

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Stephen Kearse

The New Republic

You can see the gears turning in every scene, and feel the film dutifully avoiding, well, alienation, the unknown, the discomfiting.

Aug 30, 2024

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

Seven films into this franchise, Alien: Romulus manages to be both terrifying and comforting; the audience revisiting their haunted childhood home, relieved to be tucked up in their old bed even if it does levitate.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 8, 2025

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

We care so much about [Spaeny and Jonsson] that we almost forget the obvious threads to this film’s predecessors that won’t stop popping up. Stop strangling good ideas to expand your IP with the constraints of needless IP familiarity.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 31, 2025

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Ethan Sills

New Zealand Herald

Spaeny as Rain and [David] Jonsson as Andy are the two clear standouts in this movie... the two are given the most fleshed-out characters, and they have great chemistry together as Andy changes during the movie.

Jan 27, 2025

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Esco

Great movie. Definitely keeps the practical effects just like the old ones did which makes this even more realistic. Very enjoyable and crazy. The best out of the franchise in my opinion.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Matthew

Better than what I expected. Would watch again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Alexis

Great film, love the ending definitely worth a watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/21/25

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Milk Man

This movie has it's flaws, largely in the final act, the tension and aesthetic of this film through most of it make for quite a fun experience. It tries to balance horror and action and for the most part it succeeds. The lead actors make you care about their survival and I look forward to seeing where they go from here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Juana A

Not perfect but thrilling, suspenseful, and intriguing. Looking forward to more at this level or better.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Adriana

I was jumping in my seat filled with stress and anxiety. I thought to myself “another alien movie!?” But it was honestly really compelling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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Synopsis

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

Director: Fede Alvarez
Producer: Ridley Scott, Michael A. Pruss, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Mendez
Distributor: 20th Century Studios
Production Co: Brandywine Productions, Scott Free Productions
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Violent Content)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $105.3M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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