Alien
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De bemanning van een intergalactisch vrachtschip ontdekt op een onbewoonde planeet een ruimteschip dat een noodsignaal uitzendt. Crewleden Kane, Lambert en Dallas gaan aan boord van het onbekende schip en Kane vindt in de catacomben een onbekend organisme dat zich meteen aan zijn gezicht vasthecht.
Where to Watch Alien
- Desmond Dale24 januari 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.
- Cthulhu Tilly1 juli 2026This is one of the most phenomenal and Iconic movies of its time. From the character development and design, to the iconic set and practical effects; Alien really did set the tone for an entire Genre. Always worth watch, My favorite all time movie. Ellen Ripley is one of the most well written Female Main Characters. The World is full of intrigue, this movie left an incredible legacy.
- Doc Worm5 mei 2026A tense tale of exploitation and survival with some of the most gorgeous set design in all of cinematic history. Perhaps the whole ‘guy in a suit plays the alien’ might come across as silly and dated to some but it’s worth looking through all the quiet moments of tension. A score that sits and swells, shadow and light aim to direct and confuse. These all play together so well in the purpose that dreaded unknown is what is coming for you and all hope is lost. Alien is more than a slasher film in space. It’s an unparalleled triumph for its time that defied modern and classic conventions to create a truly unique vision on horror that plays with imagination in a way that it is truly timeless.
- PhysicalMedia4Life20 april 2026Ridley Scott's Alien is the equivalent of John Carpenters The Thing but in space instead there's nowhere to go....no escape and has that feeling of isolation about it. While James Cameron's Aliens is bigger in scale and has a lot more action....Alien is the more scary and is the one that has the more atmosphere. Just imagine for a minute being trapped millions of miles in space on a spacecraft with a Xenermorph on board....that would be beyond terrifying and Ridley Scott really used the setting & the visuals to enhance that feeling of vulnerability. Alien was so ahead of its time and the whole production design & visuals still hold up today. Alien is the very best Sci-Fi horror ever made a 💯 And finally my Ratings/Scores for Alien 1979 is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & a 10/10
- Zokkiie31 maart 2026I watch this one every year, and it still hits me like the first time. Everything about it just works—the tension, the crew, the way it slowly drags you into this suffocating world. You feel every bit of stress and fear with them, and the pacing gives it room to breathe so the scary moments hit way harder. The design and atmosphere are next level—gritty, claustrophobic, and just plain unsettling. Even knowing what’s coming, I catch tiny details I hadn’t noticed before, and the creature… man, it’s still nightmare fuel. It’s rare for a movie to feel this alive, this sharp, and this terrifying, year after year.
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Alien was released on 25 mei 1979.
Alien was directed by Ridley Scott.
Alien has a runtime of 1 u, 57 m.
Alien was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill.
De bemanning van een intergalactisch vrachtschip ontdekt op een onbewoonde planeet een ruimteschip dat een noodsignaal uitzendt. Crewleden Kane, Lambert en Dallas gaan aan boord van het onbekende schip en Kane vindt in de catacomben een onbekend organisme dat zich meteen aan zijn gezicht vasthecht.
The key characters in Alien are Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Lambert (Veronica Cartwright).
Alien is rated 16.
Alien is a Sciencefiction, Horror film.
Alien has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.
Alien had a budget of US$ 11 mln..
Alien has made US$ 104,9 mln. at the box office.