- Released
- May 25, 1979
- , October 25, 1979
1
Sources- 1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0078748/releaseinfoRetrieved 2019-05-12
- , November 2, 1979
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Producer
- Cast
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Genre
- horror film
- , science fiction film
- , thriller film
- +10 more
- Country of origin
- United States
1
Sources- 1.“Jean Giraud, the Comic-Book Artist Known as ‘Moebius,’ Dies at 73”nytimes.com/2012/03/14/books/jean-giraud-the-comic-book-artist-moebius-dies-at-73.html
- , United Kingdom
- United States
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273 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Title
- Alien
- Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Production Design(February 25, 1980) statement is subject of: 52nd Academy Awards · nominee: Michael Seymour, Leslie Dilley
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects(February 25, 1980) statement is subject of: 52nd Academy Awards · nominee: H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation(1980)
- BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles(1980)
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role(1980)
- BAFTA Award for Best Sound(1980)
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Music(1980)
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing(1980)
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- Website
- alienlegend.com archive url: web.archive.org · language: English · title: Aliens Movies | Alien Legend | Toys, Prometheus News
- Filmiroda rating
- Category IV rating certificate id: F/6914/J
- ICAA rating
- not recommended for children under 12 applies to part: director's cut
- Not recommended for minors under 16 applies to part: theatrical version
- FSK film rating
- FSK 16 rating certificate id: 50946/K
- KMRB film rating
- 15 rating certificate id: 2017-MF00665
- Characters
- Ash
- Xenomorph
- Dennis Monroe Parker
- Joan Lambert
- Arthur Dallas
- Samuel Brett
- Gilbert Kane
- Ellen Ripley narrative role: protagonist
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- Assessment
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
- 2.Stated in The Feminist Film Guide
- reverse Bechdel Test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Mako Mori test assessment outcome: passes
1
- Vito Russo test assessment outcome: fails · review score: 0/3
1
- Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
- Review score
- 8.5/10(March 17, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 1,100,000 global user rating
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- 93%(January 15, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 208 critic review
- 89/100(April 4, 2023) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 34 critic review
- 9.1/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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- 8.5/10(March 17, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 1,100,000 global user rating
- MPA film rating
- R rating certificate id: 25541
- RCQ classification
- 13+(since 2014) rating certificate id: 17745 · content descriptor: none
2
Sources- 1.repertoire.cinema.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/film/letranger-le-8eme-passager-17745/Retrieved 2022-10-05
- 2.rcq.gouv.qc.ca/RCQ212AfficherFicheTech_a.asp?intNoFilm=17745Retrieved 2022-10-05
- 13+(since 2014) rating certificate id: 17745 · content descriptor: none
- Part of
- National Film Registry(since 2002)
- EIRIN film rating
- G rating certificate id: S-3585
1
Sources- 1.eirin.jp/list/index.php?s_year=2010&s_month=12&e_year=2010&e_month=12&pageID=1Retrieved 2021-12-18
- G rating certificate id: S-3585
- BBFC rating
- X certificate(since 1979) content descriptor: none · distribution format: theatrical release
- 18 certificate(since 1987) content descriptor: none · distribution format: home video release
- 18 certificate(since 1991) content descriptor: Strong bloody violence, Horror · distribution format: home video release
- 15 certificate(since 2003) content descriptor: Strong language, Moderate violence · distribution format: theatrical release
- 15 certificate(since 2003) content descriptor: Some strong bloody horror, Language · distribution format: home video release
- 15 certificate(since 2019) content descriptor: Strong horror, Violence · distribution format: theatrical release
- Kijkwijzer rating
- 16 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
1
- 16 content descriptor: Violence, Coarse language
- Australian Classification
- M(since 1979) content descriptor: none · rating certificate id: 0030680C7E06 · distribution format: 35 mm film
- M(since 2000) content descriptor: Medium level violence, Low level coarse language · rating certificate id: 73165333 · applicant: 20th Century Studios
- Voice actor
- Helen Horton name of the character role: Mother
On other databases
128 identifiers linking Alien across the web's reference databases
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