Alien 1979

Movie · 2h 57m

17+ Ages 15-17

Editor

Excellent

Director: Ridley Scott

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

Horror Science Fiction

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 Moderate

3/5

Profanity includes "f_ck" and "sh_t" alongside milder language such as "b_tch" and "a_s."

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking Moderate

3/5

smoking and drinking is present.

Violence & Scariness Heavy

4/5

Blood appears in some scenes, though most is brief or kept offscreen. Characters are killed by an alien throughout, with no gore but significant blood. In one scene, the alien shoots a second jaw through a character's head.

Sex, Romance & Nudity Mild

2/5

Pictures of nude women are pinned to a wall. Near the end of the film, a woman undresses to very low-cut panties, with part of her rear visible.

Diverse Representations Mild

2/5

Flow & Focus Mild

2/5

Positive Role Models Mild

1/5

Products & Purchases Mild

1/5