Alien: Specimen

Alien: Specimen

Directed by Kelsey Taylor

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Tongal

201911 min6.1 / 10

A tense, claustrophobic short about a botanist's isolated struggle to contain an unknown biological threat while her dog senses danger she cannot yet comprehend.

During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.

Questions people ask

  • Is Alien: Specimen scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Alien: Specimen end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

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

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

  • Is Alien: Specimen violent? 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.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity67

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Alien: Specimen

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Alien: Specimen

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Alien: Specimen, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Alien: Specimen, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Alien: Specimen, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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