Summary
A retrospective look at the global impact of Alien, the science fiction and horror masterpiece directed by British filmmaker Ridley Scott in 1979, exploring the origins of its unique aesthetic and the audacity of its screenplay.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.9
Letterboxd · 454 ratings3.4/5
Running time
54 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −42 min on the typical 96
typical 9654Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
2025
February 21, 2025
Last year
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryTV MovieLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- France
and 6 more14 people
- ACAnne CardonaSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Jean-Pierre JeunetSelf - Filmmaker
- Tom SkerrittSelf - Actor
- Veronica CartwrightSelf - Actress
- Roger ChristianSelf - Production Designer
- Amy NicholsonSelf - Film Critic
- Ian NathanSelf - Author
- XGXimena GallardoSelf - Author
- CCClaire CahenAdditional Voice (voice)
- Anaïs CrozeAdditional Voice (voice)
- PDPatrick DelageAdditional Voice (voice)
- MSMarie-José SegarraAdditional Voice (voice)
- Cédric WeberAdditional Voice (voice)
Cédric ZimmerlinAdditional Voice (voice)
Directing · 2
- Anne Cutaia Director, Editor
- Sophie Peyrard Director, Writer
Production · 15
- Virginia Subramaniyam Producer, Executive Producer
- Laurent Duret Executive Producer
- Cécile Stephan Post Production Coordinator
- Inès Estefanell Production Assistant
- Saskia Nilly Production Manager
- Pierre de Vaulx Administration
Camera · 6
- Adam Vardy Director of Photography
- Prune Brenguier Director of Photography
- Jonathan Rodriguez Assistant Camera
- Natalie Izquierdo Assistant Camera
- Jonathan Pfundstein Assistant Camera
- Jules Boudon-Chambre Additional Camera
Editing · 1
- Stéphane Azouze-Cardin Color Grading
Sound · 6
- Julien Galner Original Music Composer
- Guillaume de Maria Original Music Composer
- David S. McJunkin Sound
- Maya Rosa Sound
- Dave Richards Sound
- Christophe de Pinho Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 1
- Damien Pelletier Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Alessandra Imperato Makeup Artist
- Monica Guttierez Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Ali Delici Commissioning Editor
- Stéphanie Lanois Post-Production Manager
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