Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alien easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Alien end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Alien one of a kind?

Yes. More singular than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Alien

Name: Alien
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1979
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt

In space no one can hear you scream.

Directed by Ridley Scott

Produced by Brandywine Productions, Twentieth Century-Fox Productions

1979117 min8.2 / 10

A claustrophobic, relentless sci-fi horror film that traps its crew in an inescapable nightmare of biological terror and paranoia aboard a doomed spacecraft.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Alien scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Alien violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Alien easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Alien end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Alien one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.
Is Alien sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.