Alien (1979)
In space no one can hear you scream.
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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 May 1979 |
| Genre | Horror, Science Fiction |
| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Starring | Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver and Veronica Cartwright |
| Runtime | 117 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 9.1/10 · Metacritic 89/100 · Rotten Tomatoes 93% · IMDb 8.5/10 · TMDB users 8.2/10 |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $106 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Ridley Scott directed this 1979 horror film, which runs 117 minutes and stars Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt. The premise involves a commercial spaceship intercepting a distress signal, but that is the least interesting part. The real hook is the slow, claustrophobic tension as a parasite matures inside the crew. It treats space not as a place of wonder, but as a silent, dark room where you are entirely alone. No one can hear you scream. That is a dry way to say it, but it is the only way that does not feel like a trailer.
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- Alien on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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