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97%
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8.5
- Release Date: May 25, 1979
- Rated: N/A | Runtime: 117 Mins | Language: English
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto
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Critic Reviews:
Alien may not have been totally original in its approach, but the film's widespread acceptance made it a blueprint for an entire sub-genre.
Visionary and terrifying, Ridley Scott’s Alien hybridized the horror and science-fiction genres in 1979 to effectively launch a new subgenre, and countless clones have since grafted from the resultant genetic blueprint.
..I have had many an argument with others debating the possibility that Alien is not a sci-fi movie at all but rather a full fledge horror film that just happens to be set in outer space.
