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R 1979 Horror, Science Fiction

Alien

1h 57m 117 min

8.2/10

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The story

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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How long is Alien?

Alien is 1 hour and 57 minutes long (117 minutes). With around 20 minutes of ads and trailers, plan for about 2h 17m at the cinema.

Is there a post-credits scene in Alien?

No mid-credits or post-credits scene has been reported for Alien yet. The end credits run for roughly 8 minutes.

When is Alien out in cinemas in United States?

Alien came out in United States on Friday 25 May 1979.

On screen

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

Dallas

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Lambert

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Brett

John Hurt

John Hurt

Kane

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Ash

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Parker

Bolaji Badejo

Bolaji Badejo

Alien

Helen Horton

Helen Horton

Mother (voice)

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