Alien
The original space-horror masterpiece
Ridley Scott's 1979 landmark won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and defined sci-fi horror with its H.R. Giger creature (~93% RT).
Alien Movies, Ranked
From a perfect haunted-house-in-space to prequels that talk themselves in circles.
Ranked on critical reception, awards, and influence across the core Alien and prequel films.
S
Aliens
Action-genre high-water mark
James Cameron's 1986 sequel won two Academy Awards and earned Sigourney Weaver a Best Actress nomination, holding ~98% RT.
A
Alien: Romulus
Franchise-reviving return to horror
Fede Álvarez's 2024 entry (~80% RT) grossed roughly $350 million and was praised for returning the series to tense, practical-effects horror.
B
Prometheus
Ambitious, divisive prequel
Scott's 2012 return (~73% RT) drew acclaim for its visuals and Michael Fassbender's David, but split fans with its big-questions plotting.
Alien: Covenant
Grim prequel course-correction
The 2017 sequel (~65% RT) reintroduced the classic xenomorph and android horror but frustrated audiences with characters making fatal mistakes.
C
Alien Resurrection
Cloned-Ripley oddity
The 1997 fourth film (~55% RT), scripted by Joss Whedon, is remembered for its bizarre tone and the grotesque Newborn hybrid.
D
Alien 3
Troubled, reappraised threequel
David Fincher's 1992 debut (~44% RT) suffered a notorious production and killed off beloved characters, though its assembly cut has since been reappraised.
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