Where to Watch Alien (1979)

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Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Alien' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Alien' right now, here are some details about the 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions horror flick.

Released June 21st, 1979, 'Alien' stars Harry Dean Stanton The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 15,292 knowledgeable s.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, YouTube, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Hulu, Amazon Video, and Google Play Movies .