- Title: Alien
- Original Title: Alien
- Release Date: 25/05/1979
- Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.
- Budget: $11,000,000.00
- Duration:117 Min / 01:57
- Country:USGB
- Genre:HorrorScience Fiction
About Film
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.
Movie Rating: 8.17
Total Votes: 16066
Reviews
Otokichi786
8/10
Described by Roger Ebert as a "trapped in a haunted house" movie, this movie set the bar for Horror in the Summer.
The "Nostromo," like "Star Wars" spacecraft, looks worn and in use, compared to the "just out of the box" look of "Star Trek" spacecraft. (And I'm a fan of the "Star Trek" universe!) The claustrophobic feel of the "Nostromo" is...

John Chard
10/10
There is a clause in the contract which specifically states any systematized transmission indicating a possible intelligent origin must be investigated...
Alien is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Ronald Shusett and Dan O'Bannon. It stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, Ian Holm and Harry...

repojack
10/10
The standard bearer of horror in space, Ridley Scott's masterpiece still thrills new generations of fans. The Giger-inspired alien induces a claustrophobic nightmare that still carries on in sequels and prequels.

r96sk
8/10
'Alien' isn't as eventful, and as such as entertaining, as I had anticipated, though it is still an enjoyable near two hours.
It's a strong cast, with newbie Sigourney Weaver putting in a great performance. Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto and John Hurt are good too. I wanted to see more of them, though that's normal...

GenerationofSwine
10/10
Horror in Space, that's what this is. It's a space monster movie, and the thing is, if you see Aliens, or most of the other Alien related films BEFORE you see this one, you're going to be expecting something completely different.
But what you have is a horror movie set on a space ship with an atmosphere so thick that you could cut it with a...

FilipeManuelNeto
9/10
**One of the great founders of modern sci-fi.**
Anyone who knows me already knows that I don't really like alien-themed movies, because I don't strictly believe in intelligent life outside our planet. However, the theme has already yielded many quality horror or thriller films. “Alien” is arguably the best, best-performed, and most enshrined...

Geronimo1967
7/10
Back in the day before Sir John Hurt took to being little more than a highly paid cameo-man, he was a great actor and here is a prime example. His merchant ship is travelling through space when it receives a distress call. They stop to help and one of their number becomes infected with a... well, now you have to watch it. Sigourney Weaver is...

JN2012
7/10
The baby xenomorph looks like a muppet.

ermozart
10/10
A masterpiece!
Can be rewatched indefinitely!
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.

























































