117 minutes
Alien (1979)
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.
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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Languages
English, Spanish
Release date
25 May 1979
Directors
Ridley Scott
Genres
Horror, Sci fi & Fantasy
TMDB Rating
8.2
Runtime
117 mins
Alien is a Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver. It has a runtime of 117 minutes and a high TMDB audience rating of 8.2 from 14687 votes.
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