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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
MPAA Rating R
Status Released
Release Date 1979-05-25
Runtime 117 minutes
Budget $11m
Revenue $0.1b
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onelonelyplanet shared a tip "#alltimefavorite"
alan_sherin shared a tip "Chest popping fun!"
jonathan_kent_6341 shared a tip "Just a fun sci fi movie to watch, horrifying at times, but good!"
sasha_lynn_3098 shared a tip "... because it's the best film ever made!?!"
bouwer_marc shared a tip "One of the best science-fiction films ever made"
james_9089 shared a tip "Ripley is incredible in this"
james_9089 shared a tip "Ripley is incredible in this."
james_9089 shared a tip "Ripley is incredible in this"
james_9089 shared a tip "Unsure how my post went up 3 times...regrets🤔"
emily_heisler shared a tip "Ageless classic"
lindsey_wells_7029 shared a tip "When the alien pops out of the the guy’s stomach. Awesome scene!"
josephcox shared a tip "This movie will always be the best of the series to me, because of the suspense and the originality."
patrick_witt shared a tip "I think the way the writer & director so skillfully built tension into terror"
subsonictrain shared a tip "Oh definitely the drop dead gorgeous cinematography and awesome really well done suspense"
ray_jordan_7831 shared a tip "Best horror movie ever"
unknown_3294 shared a tip "A true classic."
darrell_james_4376 shared a tip "One of my all-time favorites!"
christopher_sanchez_5997 shared a tip "A horror classic, this film completely transports you from your seat and keeps your nerves on edge."
j_dizzle shared a tip "This movie holds up surprisingly well. An entertaining thriller!"
allen_freeman shared a tip "The first movie I ever thought was done perfectly! Excellent pacing, set designs, action scenes. acting."
cory_wood shared a tip "A masterclass in horror. This movie is extremely creepy and a must see for anyone who is a fan of the horror genre."
jim_collins_902 shared a tip "The original and still the best."
ki_coles shared a tip "It's Sci-fi, it's horror, it's Aliens. I love the atmosphere it gives. #horror #alien #sigourneyweaver"
n_sorensen shared a tip "I wish I could see it for the first time again. This is the pinnacle of horror sci-fi."
anthony_davis_7738 shared a tip "Classic"
game_over_8515 shared a tip "Excellent movie!"
patrick_j shared a tip "Great movie..it might be a slow burn for some but the pay off well worth the wait. 🤌🏾"
greg_elder shared a tip "Really really good, syfy leaps beyond its time.!!!"
craig_koffler_114 shared a tip "The first film of the alien franchise a horror sci fi classic about a alien that gets aboard this ship and hunts down the crew"
vicki_breitmayer shared a tip "Makes you jump"
angel33 shared a tip "Excellent principle I get caught! the movie lol 🏡😉🍿🌛👍"
erika_wood shared a tip "The three main Alien movies plus 2017’s Alien Covenant are great. Don’t bother with the plus-predator ones."
hallowette shared a tip "Still to this day, probably one of the greatest horror movies. Practically perfect."
steve_glover shared a tip ""Game over, man!""
charity_ward shared a tip "05/25/1979"
billy_laird shared a tip "My favorite part is definitely when Dallas gets eaten in the vents because of how claustrophobic it made me feel"
billy_laird shared a tip "G"
ann_whisenhunt shared a tip "Good classic! Can not go wrong with this movie."
gregg_wheeler shared a tip "In space no one can hear you scream. Great thriller/horror flick"
jasmine_limon_5290 shared a tip "Obsessed! Love these films"
tatiana_nikolskaya shared a tip "It’s the best! All 4 of them!"
isaac_deyoung shared a tip "It’s the perfect date night movie!"
amber_chesterton shared a tip "This is the absolute scariest movie of all time!!!"
tyler_day_8725 shared a tip "One of my favorite movie series of all time"
davey_flikkema shared a tip "This movie is nearly perfect sci-fi."
thomas_warner_jr shared a tip "Scared the poo out of me!"
decroix_alloy shared a tip "Genius. Absolutely genius. Ridley Scott became a cinematic alchemist—he created pure gold!"
chris_haughton shared a tip "One of my favorite sci-fi horror films if all time."
bret_thomas shared a tip "This movie holds up so many years later."
jesse_matthew shared a tip "Do it!! It really is one of the best!!"
calikov shared a tip "After not seeing it for ages, I finally watched it with my parents. I adore this movie. Instant classic, for sure"
trason_danos shared a tip "Sigourney Weaver can do no wrong for me...🤷🏻♂️"
derek_jordan_8395 shared a tip "Another on my very short list of movies that I would call perfect. It still terrifies me to this day."
bookit shared a tip "A classic"
ahhh_kariclarkson shared a tip "Took a second but I liked it"
emily_woller shared a tip "Literally my favorite movie of all time. Love my Alien Queen and Face Huggers."
chronicalgx shared a tip "A Beautiful Classic, A piece of Art of the Future from the Past"