Alien

1979 Ridley Scott 1h 57m
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.

Cast

Tom Skerritt Dallas
Sigourney Weaver Ripley
Veronica Cartwright Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton Brett
John Hurt Kane
Ian Holm Ash
Yaphet Kotto Parker
Bolaji Badejo Alien

Vibes

Energized Heart Pounding Visually Stunning Crowd Pleaser
The Filmatic Record No. 26 in The Filmatic 100

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Alien

Under the Skin 2013
Alien terror from opposite angles. One screams. The other whispers. Watch as a double feature
The Thing 1982
Isolation plus monster equals masterpiece. Twice. Watch as a double feature
Life 2017
Something is on the ship and it is growing. The 1979 original and its 2017 spiritual successor. Watch as a double feature
Underwater 2020
Trapped with something terrible. Two films about crews in isolated places who discover they are not alone. Watch as a double feature

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