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Alien

1979, horror, science fiction

117 minutes

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...

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8.8

based on 42 critics

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Evan Popplestone of Cinema's Fringes

2019-03-03

Alien is one of the finest meldings of science fiction and horror ever created.

10

2019-02-18

Ridley Scott's classic is one of the most subversive films ever made for more reasons than one... Read more

10

2017-05-08

A masterpiece... Read more

10

Derrick Carter of Are You Not Entertained?

2017-04-28

The special effects still look amazing. The scares are effective. The filmmaking is masterful.

10

2017-03-04

The simple use of concealment and shadows create a film dripping at every turn with suspense and dread. Read more

9.0

2014-04-15

Pretty great. Read more

9.0

2004-07-07

By this time, we are so mortified by what it can do that true terror is achieved with certitude. Read more

8.0

Alice Bishop of Alice Bishop

2017-04-28

Sets the benchmark for the female action hero...

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10

2020-09-15

Een meesterwerk pur sang. Heel vaak gekopieerd, maar nooit geëvenaard. Read more

10

Killian Cramers of Brainfreeze

2017-05-15

Het ultieme claustrofobische kat-en-muisspel en een essentiële kijkervaring voor fans van het sci-fi- en (body) horrorgenre.

10

2016-11-25

Visueel een tien, doodeng en met een plotwending die je niet ziet aankomen. Read more

10

2010-06-16

Het verhaal is spannend, ijzersterk en biedt de nodige schrikmomenten en wendingen. Read more

9.5

2017-04-26

Het is niet alleen één van de beste sciencefictionfilms ooit gemaakt, maar ook een mijlpaal in het horrorgenre. Read more

8.5

Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber

2014-11-04

De kracht van Alien is de geweldige opbouw en de spanning... Het zijn de scènes die mij op het puntje van mijn stoel houden.

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