Alien: Romulus

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Alien: Romulus

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Released Aug 16

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 (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

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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Pete Vonder Haar

Houston Press

If Alvarez has leaned more into the horror of what takes place in the movie's final 20 minutes instead of fan servicing us, maybe we would've come away with a more original vision. As it is, Romulus is mostly pastiche, albeit a beautifully rendered one.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 20, 2024

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

A strong, sick and scary entry in this 45-year-old franchise.

Rated: B+

Nov 18, 2024

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

This is a film that takes some time out for wonder and awe.

Oct 30, 2024

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kenneth p

It's always sad when a franchise makes one movie too many.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Ryan H

After decades of waiting for a superb Alien, following ALIEN & ALIENS, Romulus delivers in spades and acid blood flow! Fede Alverez adoration for the franchise is on full display!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Slade

Beat Alien movie since Aliens. Hands down a lovingly made film by a fan of the franchise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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jac

best alien movie to come out for a while.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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KEV

cool take ok the franchise ..end monster was corny tho

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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China-Tu-MAGA

Hopefully they make a sequel!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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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: Scott Free Productions, Brandywine 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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