# Alien (1979)

> A contract-bound space crew confronts an elegant, relentless extraterrestrial predator inside the industrial maze of their own ship.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/297

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Cast: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo
- TMDB rating: 8.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: claustrophobic, foreboding, visceral, late night horror, science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

A crew's routine mission turns into a nightmare as they encounter a deadly alien presence.

## Movies like Alien

- [It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/16309)
- [Alien³ (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/3955)
- [Underwater (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/300669)
- [Planet of the Vampires (1965)](https://ember.film/movie/10779)
- [Prometheus (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/49625)
- [Life (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/248375)
- [Aliens (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/555)
- [The Black Hole (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/4748)
- [Alien Resurrection (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/3956)
- [Alien: Covenant (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/82173)

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