Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus

In space, no one can hear you.

Directed by Fede Álvarez

Produced by 20th Century Studios, Scott Free Productions

2024119 min7.2 / 10

A claustrophobic sci-fi horror film built on sustained dread and paranoia as young colonizers encounter an unstoppable alien predator in an abandoned station.

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

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  • Is Alien: Romulus scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Is Alien: Romulus violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Alien: Romulus easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

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

  • Is Alien: Romulus sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

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77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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