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Alien

1979·1h 57m·R
HorrorSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 8.5/10
1,065,918 votes
Metascore
89
Metacritic

After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

Alien is a 1979 horror sci-fi movie directed by Ridley Scott, starring Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5/10 from 1,065,918 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Ridley Scott
Stars
Sigourney Weaver
John Hurt
Tom Skerritt
Veronica Cartwright
Details
1979-06-22
117 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
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