Alien (1979)

In space no one can hear you scream.

• Horror
• Science Fiction

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.

Rating

8.2 / 10 (17,053 votes)

Release date

May 25, 1979

Runtime

1h 57m

Language

English

Director

Ridley Scott

Status

Released