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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt Ian Holm John Hurt

Directors Ridley Scott

Screenwriters Dan O'Bannon

Running Time 115 minutes

Alien
Ridley Scott's 25th anniversary rejig of Alien just serves to enhance his atmospheric space-thriller.

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Plot
A cargo spaceship intercepts a signal of unknown origin from a nearby planet. When the crew investigates, they inadvertently bring a highly dangerous alien lifeform on board that picks them off one by one.

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