Alien: Containment

Alien: Containment

Directed by Chris Reading

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Tongal

201910 min6.1 / 10

A claustrophobic sci-fi horror short about survivors trapped in an escape pod, grappling with mystery and mutual suspicion in the dark of space.

Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alien: Containment scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Does Alien: Containment end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Alien: Containment easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Alien: Containment violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Alien: Containment sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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