Alien

Film - 1979 - Horror, Science-Fiction

The story

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.

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Starring

Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm

Where to watch

disney

Ratings

IMDb 8.4 out of 10

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Film · 1979 · Horror · Science-Fiction

Alien

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Why TasteFeed picked this for you

Alien shares real DNA with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; stars Ian Holm, who you rate.

✦ Because you loved The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring✦ Space opera · Dystopia✦ Critically loved
The story

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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Alien: Romulus | Official Trailer
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IMDb
8.4 / 10
1.1M votes
4.25 / 5
1.9M ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
8.2 / 10
TMDB users
Details
TypeFilm
GenreHorror, Science-Fiction
Runtime1h 57m
RatedM
Release1979-05-25
Where to watch
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