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IMDb rating 8.5
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Critic rating 6.8

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joc.phi
rated 10

Sci-Fi gyser No.1

2 months ago
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

...this sci-fi horror masterpiece still feels lethally contemporary.

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 4

After escaping from the alien planet, Ellen Ripley's ship crashes into a prison planet. Ripley soon realises her ship crashed because of the alien stowaway on-board.

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tamara.casalderrey
rated 10

The best of aliens

6 months ago
K van Baaijen
rated 8

Its crazy to think that this movie is still so good and its from 1979... scary as hell and good effects. Gives me chills everytime

1 year ago
Kasper Løvborg
rated 9

I prefer Cameron's sequel which is, of course, quite a different beast (yes, pun intended). Here, there isn't much action; it's all about atmosphere and anticipation. In that regard I would argue that it has been surpassed by Carpen...

3 years ago
cornelius2008
rated 10

Hvis du elsker fantasi gyser film vil du elske denne. Den er så god jeg har set den 3 gange nu

2 years ago
Flemming Senius Nielsen
rated 10

Den bedste Sci-Fi gyser der nogensinde er lavet .

10 months ago

Cast & Crew

Ridley Scott
Director
John Hurt
As Kane
Tom Skerritt
As Dallas
Ian Holm
As Ash
Sigourney Weaver
As Ripley

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In space, a commercial ship receives a distress signal from an uninhabited planet. The crew investigates and discovers a chamber filled with thousands of eggs. One member is attacked by a parasitic creature that implants itself inside his body. The crew soon realizes that the creature has been born inside the host and is determined to survive at any cost. They must fight for their lives and prevent the creature from reaching Earth. This classic sci-fi horror film will leave you on the edge of your seat.

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