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Director Ridley Scott's breakthough film, an immensely successful blend of horror and science fiction, is a classic in both genres and spawned a host of sequels and imitators. Starring Sigourney Weaver as warrant officer Ellen Ripley, ALIEN focuses on the crew of the space cargo ship Nostromo, which lands on a moribund planet .. Read more

Starring	Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton
Director	Ridley Scott
Genres	Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- Ridley Scott took the standard ingredients of a horror movie set in an old dark house, shifted them to a new gleaming spaceship and created a deliberately scarifying and highly commercial shocker: On its own terms, a classic of suspense Ð and art directio
- 30213
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  - 5
  something he ate?
  
  It's easy to forget how the Alien series began, what with the lamentable Alien Ressurection and deeply flawed Alien3 following the big budget carnage of ... read more »
  
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  - 14 Sep 2003 at 14:43
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  Good in it's day but dated
  
  This was a good film in 1979 but it looks very old now in 2012. The whole look of the film is now dated looks a bit like a 1990s computer game. Watch it for an ... read more »
  
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- - mikeswan
  - 8 reviews
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 15:04
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  Look.... Out.... Behind.....You
  
  This is the benchmark. Crafted with visionary finesse, each frame is realistic and nightmarish. Brilliant cast all playing off each other in a story that grips ... read more »
  
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- - RichPickings
  - 130 reviews
  - Leicester
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 09:54
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  Brilliant sci-fi, one of the best
  
  One of the best sci-fi's ever, superb breakthrough movie in this genre, excellent story, acting and performances by the entire cast.
  
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- - randers
  - 1 review
  - Thurrock, Essex
  - 08 Jan 2012 at 11:17
- - 2
  - 1
  A film about a lion. Sorry, a lien.
  
  I went into this film for some reason with the notion that it wouldn't be all that good. Well, I was wrong. Incredibly tense film that is a lot creepier and... read more »
  
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- - brianw4815
  - 122 reviews
  - United Kingdom
  - 04 Feb 2011 at 00:26
- - 2
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  Weaver situation here!
  
  As a killer alien boards a spaceship the crew try to track it down with inevitably disastrous results.
  
  A perfect combination of horror and science ... read more »
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 194 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 19 Jul 2010 at 22:19
- - 5
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  Alien
  
  Really great film I'd never seen this even though it is a classic and I certainly wasn't disappointed
  
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  - Scotland
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 18:42
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  Near Perfect Horror
  
  This is one of my favourite 70's Horror's and began an exceptional franchise. One of the best things about the original Alien, is that there is very ... read more »
  
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- - Ydnaj3333
  - 31 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 30 Jan 2010 at 16:54
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  classic
  
  A little slow in places but definitely a classic sci-fi movie. Spooky atmosphere throughout and great performances. Loved the sequel as well.
  
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  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 31 Oct 2009 at 11:35
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  You just can't beat it. IT'S ALIEN!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Let the record show that ALIEN is a great film.
  
  It is B movie at it's barebones, but it was created with aspirations of a A-List film and it ... read more »
  
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- - Mutr0nics
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  - Belper
  - 09 Sep 2009 at 01:09
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  Alien
  
  Classic, claustrophobic, jumpy movie. Sigourney Weaver effortlessly owns this film and the whole cast act in an understated fashion which compares with the ... read more »
  
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- - LLB27
  - 1 review
  - Eastleigh
  - 27 Jun 2009 at 07:43
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- - 24
  - 5
  something he ate?
  
  It's easy to forget how the Alien series began, what with the lamentable Alien Ressurection and deeply flawed Alien3 following the big budget carnage of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 14 Sep 2003 at 14:43
- - 7
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  Terrifying, Original Movie of VERY High Quality
  
  I'll always remember the first time I saw Alien - I was absolutely terrified. I'd never (and still haven't) seen anything like the Alien in these ... read more »
  
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- - Debs
  - Scotland
  - 19 Aug 2005 at 11:31
- - 6
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  No Phone Home!
  
  Ridley Scott directs the first and undoubtedly the best in the Alien saga. An applause-worthy cast star in this sci-fi masterpiece which builds tension to ... read more »
  
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- - HomersDonut
  - Hertfordshire
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 03:35
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  Alien
  
  Really great film I'd never seen this even though it is a classic and I certainly wasn't disappointed
  
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  - Scotland
  - 23 Apr 2010 at 18:42
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  Suitable for anyone who wants to be scared
  
  This film has barely dated. the scares are still there and the sets and effects still create a beilevable environment and tense atmosphere.
  
  Even ... read more »
  
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- - Claire
  - Newcastle, England
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 16:43
- - 5
  - 2
  want to be frightened?
  
  This film really gave me the creeps. If you like horror films which make your blood run cold and you want to hide behind the settee this is the film for you , ... read more »
  
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  - crawley uk
  - 20 Jun 2007 at 10:36
- - 5
  - 3
  Great movie but extra adds little
  
  This is still a great film but to be honest the extended version doesn't add very much over the original. In fact, to me, the original seems a tighter film ... read more »
  
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- - jadeFlower
  - bedfordshire
  - 06 Jun 2004 at 22:58
- - 4
  - 1
  Still great
  
  Arguably the best sci-fi / horror film yet made, the director's cut doesn't really bring anything new to the film. Some of the shots look a bit better... read more »
  
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- - TomJo
  - Londonderry
  - 07 Apr 2004 at 10:03
- - 3
  - 1
  Brilliant
  
  Had not seen this before and wanted to watch it before I saw AVP, a true classic that stands the test of time 25 years later. It is better than most of the ... read more »
  
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- - Luke Cifarelli
  - London
  - 27 Oct 2004 at 08:53
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  Can't BELIEVE it took me so long to see this film!
  
  At the ripe age of 28 I somehow managed to miss this haunting and classic film. What an excellent piece of movie history, it's got scary bits that make you ... read more »
  
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  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 18 Jun 2009 at 23:05

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Critics' reviews
- Ridley Scott took the standard ingredients of a horror movie set in an old dark house, shifted them to a new gleaming spaceship and created a deliberately scarifying and highly commercial shocker: On its own terms, a classic of suspense Ð and art directio
- 30213
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...An old-fashioned scary movie set in a highly realistic sci-fi future, made all the more believable by the expert technical craftsmanship....[Weaver] carries it off well..."
- 7701
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- In the wake of the huge commercial success of Alien, almost all attention has perversely focused on the provenance of... read more on Time Out
- 43340
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...ALIEN outshines all competition in the luminous splendour of its photography..."
- 7700
- - Sight and Sound
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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