Alien

1979 • 117 min • R

“In space no one can hear you scream.”

★ 8.2 / 10 (16,140 votes)

Horror Science Fiction

Synopsis

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.

About This Film

Alien is a 1979 horror, science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. With a runtime of 117 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10 based on 16,140 votes on TMDB. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt among its cast of 9 credited actors.

Cast

Tom Skerritt

as Dallas

Sigourney Weaver

as Ripley

Veronica Cartwright

as Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton

as Brett

John Hurt

as Kane

Ian Holm

as Ash

Yaphet Kotto

as Parker

Bolaji Badejo

as Alien

Helen Horton

as Mother (voice)

Crew