Movies like Alien
12 films like Alien (1979), Aliens, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with Alien: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
1979 · 117 min · Horror, Sci-Fi. After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
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Aliens
Also stars Sigourney WeaverDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
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Prometheus
Also directed by Ridley ScottFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
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Alien: Covenant
Also directed by Ridley ScottThe crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
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Alien³
Also stars Sigourney WeaverReturning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.
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Alien: Romulus
Also horror and sci-fiWhile scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
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Alien: Resurrection
Also stars Sigourney WeaverTwo centuries after her death, a powerful human/alien hybrid clone of Ellen Ripley aids a crew of space pirates in stopping the aliens from reaching Earth.
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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Also horror and sci-fiWarring Alien and Predator races descend on a rural Colorado town, where unsuspecting residents must band together for any chance of survival.
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Lifeforce
Also horrorA race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
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The Thing
Also horror and sci-fiA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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Alien vs. Predator
Also horrorDuring an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.
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eXistenZ
Also horror and sci-fiA game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
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Predators
Also sci-fiA group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
