Alien
Directed by Ridley Scott8.593%94%8.2
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 Ratings & Reviews
- Desmond Dale24 January 2025Just the perfect horror and possibly my favorite Sci-Fi film ever. The pacing is masterful. Ridley stretches out each kill to its furthest point of tension. The biomechanical designs by Geiger are impossibly detailed and intricate. And it's just a film that has a slightly slow start but never steps crescendoing until it's very last minute.
- naren shenoy3 March 2026The original that started it all. The beauty of this movie, that gets lost in some of the newer iterations, is that this thing is terrifying. By Itself. There does not need to be a horde of xenomorphs. One will do. Very little screen time for our freaky friend, but like the wind, it’s presence seldom seen, but strongly felt. Any cinema fan should watch this, and frankly I’d be shocked if anyone older than a certain age has not seen this movie. One of the best ever.
- The Gutter Monkey23 February 2025We get Sigourney Weaver running around with a flameflower in the world's tiniest pair of panties. Need I say more?
- Johan Potgieter3 March 2026Still a good movie. The animatronics are a little dated but great for 1979. Amazing to think this movie is almost 50 years old. It was great to rewatch this classic.
- Humpty20 February 2025DON'T LAY YOUR BABIES IN ME!
- Otacon!24 February 2026I had seen this movie SO many times and I'm never bored. I'm direct by saying that not all the part are aged well but in VFX and some dialogue, BUT, it has almost 50 years! The tension that this movie make you feel with almost no action sequences is amazing. You can count the minutes of "alien on screen" time almost with one hand. It's amazing
- mdediego14 February 2026Alien, the first movie that put horror in space and created a franchise that still is alive today. A must see for everyone.
- Eric Bakke5 November 2024It’s a relentless, claustrophobic horror that mixes science fiction with pure terror. Once it gets cooking, almost every frame is soaked in tension.
- mickerdoo12 November 2025Incredibly made in '79. The sets are incredible. Great camera work and editing. Some effects haven't aged as well. Inventive monster.
- Paul Walsh13 February 2026An absolute masterpiece of sci-fi horror. Ripley is a bad-ass and the xenomorph is a terrifying creation. Also, go Jonesy!
- Mazz26 May 2025One of the perfect movies of all time
- Carson Cardoza8 September 2025This movie rocked but I really wish there were more than 1 alien in it.
- Uncle Aaron13 February 2026"I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies".
- Zoran Miljković17 November 2025This film has created a new subgenre. There are endless copies of this film. This is a true masterpiece.
- ebailey39625 September 2025The greatest sci-fi film of all time!!!!
Alien Trivia
Alien was released on 25 May 1979.
Alien was directed by Ridley Scott.
Alien has a runtime of 1h 57m.
Alien was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill.
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.
The key characters in Alien are Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Lambert (Veronica Cartwright).
Alien is rated 18.
Alien is a Science Fiction, Horror film.
Alien has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.
Alien had a budget of US$11M.
Alien has made US$104.9M at the box office.