Alien

Name: Alien
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1979
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 8.5

1979 · 1h 57m · Horror, Science Fiction

IMDb 8.5 Metacritic 89 RT 93%

Watch it tonight—this is essential viewing. Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece defined the genre and still delivers relentless tension, stunning practical effects, and one of cinema's most iconic creatures. With near-universal critical acclaim, it's a rare case where the hype is completely justified.

Plot

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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