During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Alien has generally received very positive reviews.
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Alien was released in 1979 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,030 reviews, giving Alien (1979) an average rating of 87%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 87%.
With a score of 87%, Alien is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1979, which stands at 60%.
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