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Alien

In the distant future, the commercial spaceship "Nostromo" crew is on its way home when the crew picks up a distress call from a distant moon. The crew must investigate, and the spaceship descends on the small planetoid afterwards. After a rough landing, three crew members leave the spaceship to explore the area on the planetoid. At the same time, the ship's computer deciphers the message. When the crew realizes it is not alone on the spaceship, they must deal with the consequences. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Horror, Sci-Fi), release year 1979, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Alien

In the distant future, the commercial spaceship "Nostromo" crew is on its way home when the crew picks up a distress call from a distant moon. The crew must investigate, and the spaceship descends on the small planetoid afterwards. After a rough landing, three crew members leave the spaceship to explore the area on the planetoid. At the same time, the ship's computer deciphers the message. When the crew realizes it is not alone on the spaceship, they must deal with the consequences.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Horror, Sci-Fi), release year 1979, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1979
  • Released 22 Jun 1979
  • Runtime 117 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.5/10 from 1,061,640 votes
  • Metascore 89/100
  • Genres Horror, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English
  • Countries United Kingdom, United States

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Written by: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Awards and recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 19 wins & 22 nominations total

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