Alien
May 1979
4
4
You will receive an email when your movie becomes available. You will not be charged until it is released.
(931)
Synopsis
Google Play reviews now use Google+ so it's easier to see opinions from people you care about. New reviews will be publicly linked to your Google+ profile. Your name on previous reviews now appears as "A Google User".
Google Play reviews now use Google+ so it's easier to see opinions from people you care about. New reviews will be publicly linked to your Google+ profile. Your name on previous reviews now appears as "A Google User".
Write a review
My review
Review from
Reviews
4.7
931 total
5 728
4 165
3 24
2 7
1 7
Erik Lundegaard
The most startling thing watching Alien again is its pacing. For the first 45 minutes, little happens. It's all slow, exquisite build-up, which makes the second half seem all the more horrific.
Frank Rich
It is depressing to watch an expensive, crafty movie that never soars beyond its cold desire to score the big bucks.
Geoff Andrew
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of...
Variety Staff
An old-fashioned scary movie set in a highly realistic sci-fi future, made all the more believable by expert technical craftmanship.
Dave Kehr
An empty-headed horror movie with nothing to recommend it beyond the disco-inspired art direction and some handsome, if gimmicky, cinematography.
Scott Fry
Amazing movie,great plot! The movie has a well thought out story, great actors, and amazing look compared to other movies of its time.
Critic reviews
Erik Lundegaard
The most startling thing watching Alien again is its pacing. For the first 45 minutes, little happens. It's all slow, exquisite build-up, which makes the second half seem all the more horrific.
Frank Rich
It is depressing to watch an expensive, crafty movie that never soars beyond its cold desire to score the big bucks.
Geoff Andrew
The limited strengths of its staple sci-fi horrors always derived from either the offhand organic/ Freudian resonances of its design or the purely (brilliantly) manipulative editing and pacing of...
Variety Staff
An old-fashioned scary movie set in a highly realistic sci-fi future, made all the more believable by expert technical craftmanship.
Dave Kehr
An empty-headed horror movie with nothing to recommend it beyond the disco-inspired art direction and some handsome, if gimmicky, cinematography.
User reviews
This movie never gets old I've been a fan of the alien series for years, hell aliens was the first book i ever read lol. but to me what makes this movie even better was when I learned about the chestbuster scene in this movie. the Director Ridley scott didnt tell the cast WHEN the monster was going to come out of John hurts chest so the looks of surprise on the faces of the cast are genuine not faked LOL.
Cast and credits
Actors | Ian Holm, Veronica Cartwright, John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Stanton, Tom Skerritt |
Director | Ridley Scott |
Additional information
Rotten tomatoes® score
Audio language
Subtitles
English (United States)
Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Info cards
Run time
116 minutes
Rating
R
Similar
Alien: The Director's Cut
Get even more thrills and chills in Alien: The Director's Cut, a special edition of director Ridley Scott's science fiction/horror classic. For this digitally remastered special edition of what many have called the "scariest movie ever made," Ridley Scott has incorporated new never before seen footage. The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. One by one, each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left, leading to an explosive conclusion that sets the stage for its stunning sequel, Aliens.
Alien Resurrection (Special Edition)
Terror is reborn in the shocking conclusion to the Alien saga! Two hundred years have passed since Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) made the ultimate sacrifice, but a group of scientists has cloned her—along with the Alien queen inside her—hoping to create the ultimate weapon. Now Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call (Winona Ryder), to combat a new breed of Alien!
AVP: Alien Vs. Predator
The iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises ever made battle for supremacy--on Earth. The discovery of an ancient pyramid buried under the Antarctic ice sends a team of scientists and adventurers to the frozen continent. Once there, curiosity turns to terror as two devastating alien races wage war, with the fate of humanity in the balance. Whoever wins...we lose.
In Time
Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there's a catch: You're genetically-Engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich "Earn" decades at a time (Remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.
Devil's Due
Horror
4
After a mysterious night on their honeymoon, Zach and Samantha McCall find themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything on video for posterity, Zach begins to notice odd behavior in his wife that they initially attribute to nerves, but it soon becomes evident the disturbing changes to Samantha's body and mind have a much more sinister origin.
Joy Ride 3: Roadkill
Horror
4
Rusty Nail is back on the road again looking to punish injustice at every turn — and this time it's with a group of hothead twenty-somethings on their way to the Road Rally 1000. As they drive through a desolate shortcut on the way to the race, an encounter with Rusty turns sour, and soon he is tracking, teasing, and torturing them until the end of the road.
Dark Skies
Horror
2
From the producer of PARANOMAL ACTIVITY, INSIDIOUS, and SINISTER comes DARK SKIES: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, the couple takes matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family. Written and Directed by Scott Stewart (PRIEST, LEGION). Starring: Keri Russell (TV's THE AMERICANS), Josh Hamilton (J. EDGAR), Dakota Goyo (RISE OF THE GUARDIANS), and J.K. Simmons (SPIDER-MAN FRANCHISE).
Fright Night 2: New Blood
Horror
3
Sexy professor Gerri Dandridge transforms into a blood-thirsty vampire and ensnares students studying abroad in her web of lust and terror. Charlie must stop Gerri from drinking the blood of a "new moon virgin," which just so happens to be his ex-girlfriend, Amy. He enlists help from "Fright Night" host Peter Vincent to drive a stake through Gerri's plan and save Amy from a fate worse than death.
The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman returns as The Wolverine and faces his ultimate nemesis in an action packed life-or-death battle that takes him to modern day Japan. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, Logan confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality; an epic fight that will leave him forever changed.
The Fly
In a remake of the 1958 cult classic, a young scientist transforms himself into a fly in an experiment gone horribly wrong. Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica Quaife by offering her a scoop on his latest research in the field of matter transportation, which against all the expectations of the scientific establishment have proved successful. Up to a point, Brundle thinks he has ironed out the last problem when he successfully transports a living creature, but when he attempts to teleport himself a fly enters one of the transmission booths, and Brundle finds he is a changed man.
28 Weeks Later
Horror
4
28 Weeks Later, the follow-up to the hugely successful 28 Days Later, picks up six months after the rage virus has annihilated Mainland Britain. The US army declares that the war against infection has been won, and that the reconstruction of the country can begin. As the first wave of refugees return, a family is reunited _ but one of them unwittingly carries a terrible secret. The virus is not yet dead, and this time, it is more dangerous than ever.
28 Days Later
Horror
4
Hailed as the most frightening film since The Exorcist, acclaimed Director Danny Boyle's visionary take on zombie horror "isn't just scary it's absolutely terrifying" (Access Hollywood).
An infirmary patient awakens from a coma to an empty room in a vacant hospital in a deserted city. A powerful virus, which locks victims into a permanent state of murderous rage, has transformed the world around him into a seemingly desolate wasteland. Now a handful of survivors must fight to stay alive, unaware that the worst is yet to come.
The Last Days on Mars
On the eve that the crew of the very first manned expedition to Mars is about to return to Earth, it makes an astounding discovery -- fossilized evidence of life on Mars. Oscar® nominated and visionary filmmaker Ruairí Robinson, along with an extraordinary special effects team including the people behind District 9, X-Men: First Class and Avatar, introduce us to a terrifying new landscape, where the scientific discovery of life might be the death of us all.
I Am Legend
Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist Robert Neville (Smith) is now the last human survivor in New York City and maybe the world. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find an antidote using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.
I Am Legend: Alternate Ending
After a biological war, Robert Neville is the last healthy human living on Earth, but he is not alone. The other humans have become vampire-like mutants, and all are hungry for Neville's blood. By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn.