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Alien

1979 · 117 min

Horror, Science Fiction

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.

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Appeals to viewers who prefer atmospheric suspense and practical-effects horror over action spectacle.

Tone
dread, tense, eerie
Payoff
scares, adrenaline
Pacing
slow-burn
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
survival, isolation, corporate expendability, bodily violation
Setting
far future, isolated industrial spacecraft

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