Alien

Alien

1979
★★★★☆ 8.2/10
⏱️ 117 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
HorrorScience Fiction
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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User Reviews

HappyPagan
★ 10/10
This is a classic for a reason. It's one of those movies where technical flaws are completely overshadowed by the story and the atmosphere.
August 29, 2024
Christian Butoi
★ 10/10
A masterpiece! Can be rewatched indefinitely!
December 10, 2023
James
★ 7/10
The baby xenomorph looks like a muppet.
October 20, 2023

Crew

Director
Ridley Scott
Writer
Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon
Producer
Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill

Production

Brandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions, Ronald Shusett Productions

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