🎬 Horror, Science Fiction

Alien

"In space no one can hear you scream."

⭐ 8.2/10 1979 1h 57m Dir. Ridley Scott
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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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8.2/10 16,444 votes

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Year
1979
Runtime
1h 57m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.2/10
Votes
16,444
Genre
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$11.0M

Cast

🎭 Horror 🎭 Science Fiction 🎬 Ridley Scott 👤 Tom Skerritt 👤 Sigourney Weaver 👤 Veronica Cartwright
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Alien has a runtime of 1h 57m (1 hour and 57 minutes).
Alien was directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1979.
Alien is a Horror, Science Fiction film (1979).
The cast of Alien includes Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt.
Alien has a TMDB rating of 8.2/10 based on 16,444 votes.

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