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Alien (1979)

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In space no one can hear you scream.

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.

Director

Ridley Scott

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Screenplay

Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

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Release date

May 25, 1979

Genre

Horror, Sci-Fi

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Content Rating

R

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Language

English

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Runtime

117

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Budget

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11,000,000

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Box Office

$

104,931,801

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Ratings

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2

89

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8.5

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