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Alien

25 May 1979 · 1h 56m

The crew of the commercial towing ship Nostromo answer what they think is a distress call and bring something back aboard that grows faster than they can hunt it.

Released in the UK on 6 September 1979. Runtime is the theatrical cut; the 2003 Director's Cut is slightly shorter.

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Where Alien fits

UniverseAlien & Predator

SectionAlien

Release order#1 of 16, the first one

Chronological order#11, after Alien: Earth: Season 2 and before Alien: Romulus

Timeline noteSet in 2122. Released first, but on the timeline the two prequels and Alien: Earth all come before it.

Where to watch (UK)Disney+Open Disney+ ↗

Watch time1h 56m

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