Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt ...( see more  see more... ) , Veronica Cartwright , Yaphet Kotto

In deep space, the crew of the commercial ship Nostromo--comprised of five men and two women--is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules, halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress c...( read more  read more... )all from an alien vessel. The tale unfolds as they further look into the S.O.S. distress call from that battered commercial space vessel--only to discover that it's a warning call, rather than a call for help. However, it is too late to turn back as three members of the crew have already left to investigate the derelict ship. Far away in space and time, all five encounter an awesome galactic horror, that begins to kill the crew members one by one.

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R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Ridley Scott

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DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004

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June 1, 2006
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

A wondrous reminder of how imagination can triumph over budget. full review

January 15, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Ridley Scott's 1979 movie is a great original. full review

November 2, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

What's most unusual about the original 24 years later, though, is its elegant minimalism. full review

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    October 30, 2008
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    July 17, 2008
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  • sportboy
    February 21, 2008
    Well I heard about this film and it looks good.
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    December 3, 2007
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    September 20, 2007
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    September 7, 2007
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    August 16, 2007
    the scariest of the all four.
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    July 28, 2007
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    July 22, 2007
    This is a great film!!

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    Orginally Susan Weaver, Sigourney picked out her unusual new name from a character in the novel, The Great Gatsby.
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