Alien: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Alien. Pick one to read it.

• It Can Thinkin 439 titlesDid the alien know it was escaping the ship by hiding in the shuttle, or did it just take refuge in the only part of the ship not currently filled with shrieking alarms and venting steam?Read →
• The Future Is Noirin 105 titlesAverted with the crew quarters and the sickbay of the Nostromo which are brightly lit.Read →
• Death by TransceiverRare · in 37 titlesSubverted while the crew are in the alien ship. Kane goes exploring by himself and finds the eggs, all the time talking to the other party members on his spacesuit radio.Read →
• Excessive Steam SyndromeRare · in 53 titlesTons of steam (carbon dioxide, on-set) blast from leaky pipes at various points in the movie.Read →
• Let's Split Up, Gang!in 345 titlesWhen Parker and Brett stop to repair the burnt-out circuits in Twelve Module, Ripley starts to wander off with the tracker and creepy music starts playing...Read →
• Early-Installment Weirdnessin 2,763 titlesWhile all the films in the series have elements of horror in them, this was just a straight-up horror flick.Read →