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Release Date:Rating:

May 25, 1979
R

Genres:

Sci-Fi, Action/Adventure, Horror

Subgenres:

Aliens, Classic, Monster, Space

Plot Synopsis:

A commercial towing spaceship picks up a weird distress signal from an alien vessel. The crew decides to head toward the vessel. One of the crew members discovers a nest full of weird eggs. When he...

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This movie set a bar that just doesn't seem to ever get crossed. 29 years old and counting and no one has come close except for James Cameron in the sequel. How is that possible. Well done Ridley Scott.

Must see for anyone.
Posted apr 28, 2008 7:13 am pt

Wow what a great Sci-Fi film. It was pretty scary but not really. I loved how They Had to fight the one alien in this movie it made things alot better. And i really liked this film.
Posted feb 13, 2008 5:56 am pt

Just watched the entire series and I have to say that this one is the best by far. The fact that most of the film was improvised, including the most recognizable scene of probably any movie, kind of makes it the best acted, directed, and written...
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Posted feb 8, 2008 12:48 pm pt

great sci-fi movie and an even better horror movie.
Posted jan 12, 2008 2:19 am pt

Ridley Scott's original Alien is one of those rare movies that manages to get every single thing right. It has held up extremely well despite being almost 30 years old already.

The story seems like the run-o'-the-mill space monster...
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Posted jan 3, 2008 7:00 am pt


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