Kane (John Hurt, on table) comes to a horrific end as Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Parker (Yaphet Kotto), Dallas (Tom Skerritt) ...

But to this day, nearly all sci-fi/horror movies still pale in comparison to the 1979 classic, Alien, which is streaming on Netflix as of October 2026. Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien takes place in ...

A scene by scene look at Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, from the grimy Nostromo and its Freudian design to the hidden meaning of Ripley's song ...

When Ridley Scott first premiered "Alien" in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...

The last weekend of April brings a surprise entry to the box office charts, as 1979 sci-fi horror blockbuster Alien hits the top 10 in its 45th anniversary re-release. Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, Tom ...

But for all the movies in the franchise, to date, the very first time characters and audiences witness the birth of a Xenomorph out of a human host is the most horrifying scene. Often referred to as ...

When Ridley Scott first premiered "Alien" in 1979, a new era of practical effects and creature design was ushered into the cultural zeitgeist. Almost 50 years later, the world that Scott built ...