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Alien is a sci-fi horror film franchise first started in 1979. The first movie is set in a retro-future setting aboard a spaceship known as the Nostromo. En route to return to earth, the crew of the Nostromo investigates a distress signal from a derelict spaceship. When the investigation leads to a strange alien discovery, the crew's lives are jeopardized as the new, unknown life form hunts them relentlessly.

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Alien
Movie(s)
Alien, Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Prometheus (2012), Alien: Covenant (2017), Alien: Romulus (2024)
Created by
Ridley Scott
First Film
Alien
Latest Film
Alien: Romulus
Cast
Danny McBride, Demián Bichir
Spin-offs (Movies)
Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

TV Show(s)
Alien, Alien: Isolation - The Series
Character(s)
Ellen Ripley, Arthur Dallas, Joan Lambert, Brett (Alien), Gilbert Kane, Ash (Alien), Dennis Parker, Corporal Hicks, Carter Burke, Bishop (Alien), Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden, Private Hudson, Dillon (Alien), Clemens (Alien), Bishop II, David (Alien), Annalee Call, Johner (Alien), General Perez, Elizabeth Shaw, Meredith Vickers, Janek (Alien), Peter Weyland, Walter (alien) Daniels (Alien), Christopher Oram, Tennessee, Lope (Alien)
Video Game(s)
Alien: Isolation (2014), Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013), Aliens vs. Predator (2010), Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2001), Aliens vs. Predator (1999), Alien 3: The Gun (1993), Alien 3 (1992), Aliens (1990), Aliens: The Computer Game (1986), Alien (1984)
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