Alien (Director's Cut)

Director: Ridley Scott

1979 / 117min / 35mm

A landmark in gritty screen feminism; a sci-fi reworking of the classic old, dark house movie; a tough study of working-class solidarity under pressure—Alien is all these things, and one of the most influential, intelligent blockbusters ever made to boot. Visionary, perverse Swiss artist HR Giger created the look, Sigourney Weaver brings brains and biceps to the career role of Ellen Ripley, and a peerless ensemble cast including John Hurt, Harry Dean Stanton, and Kotto—chief engineer of the space tug Nostromo—round out the crew of potential victims actually worth caring about. Maybe no one can hear you scream in space, but try to be mindful of your neighbor when the title character makes his splashy entrance.