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Alien 1979

Alien 1979

Movie · 2h 57m

17+ Ages 15-17
Editor
Excellent
R

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton

What's 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.


Content Ratings

What's in the title & why it matters

Language Heavy
4/5
Drinking, Drugs & Smoking Moderate
3/5
Violence & Scariness Heavy
4/5
Sex, Romance & Nudity Heavy
4/5
Diverse Representations Mild
2/5
Flow & Focus Mild
2/5
Positive Role Models Mild
1/5
Products & Purchases Mild
1/5

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