Alien
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Narrative Premise: Commercial towing vessel Nostromo crew investigates a distress signal and is stalked by a lethal predatory extraterrestrial, leaving warrant officer Ellen Ripley as sole survivor Genre Synthesis: Deliberately inverted the bright space-fantasy tone of Star Wars (1977) into claustrophobic survival horror ('In Space No One Can Hear You Scream') Production Facility: Filmed in Surrey, England at Shepperton Studios with creature and set designs by H.R. Giger and Carlo Rambaldi ROI Benchmark: Earned $188,034,787 worldwide ($65,403,354 domestic / $122,631,433 international) on a $10,700,000 production budget—a 17.6x gross-to-budget multiple Inflation-Adjusted Domestic Benchmark: $278,243,678 inflation-adjusted domestic box office, with 12.31x legs from its $3,522,581 opening weekend (91 theaters) Critical Benchmark: 93% Tomatometer and 94% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes; ranked #75 on Rotten Tomatoes' 300 Best Movies of All Time
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Verified Entity DossierRanked #2 in Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made — Fan-Ranked Greatest of All Time
Best Rank
#2
top 3 in 1 list
Avg Position
#4.3
across 4 lists
Strongest in Entertainment — avg #4 across 1 list
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Alien's highest community ranking?⌄
Alien is ranked #2 on "Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made — Fan-Ranked Greatest of All Time" — its best placement across 4 lists on top10grid.com.
How many top-10 lists feature Alien?⌄
Alien appears in 4 lists on top10grid.com, spanning categories including FILM, ENTERTAINMENT.
Is Alien a controversial ranking?⌄
Yes — community opinion on Alien varies widely. It ranks as high as #2 on some lists and as low as #6 on others, a spread of 4 positions, making it one of the more debated picks on top10grid.com.
What category is Alien most known for on top10grid.com?⌄
Alien appears most frequently in the FILM category, most notably in "Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made — Fan-Ranked Greatest of All Time".
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Structured Facts & Specifications
Verified highlightsPrincipal Cast
Sigourney Weaver (Ripley), Tom Skerritt (Dallas), Veronica Cartwright (Lambert), Harry Dean Stanton (Brett), John Hurt (Kane), Ian Holm (Ash), Yaphet Kotto (Parker)
Canonical Title
Alien (1979);
Creative Credits
Directed by Ridley Scott; written by Dan O'Bannon (story with Ronald Shusett); music by Jerry Goldsmith; produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Release & Format
Released May 25, 1979 by 20th Century Fox; 117 minutes; MPA Rating R; US/UK co-production
Ontology Classification
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