In space, no one can hear you scream.
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.
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- Release Date 05/25/1979
- Language English
- Director Ridley Scott
- Editors Peter Weatherley, Terry Rawlings
- Cinematographer Derek Vanlint
- Producers David Giler, Walter Hill, Gordon Carroll
- Companies 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
- Budget $11,000,000
- Homepage www.20thcenturystudios.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | May 25, 1979 | Theatrical (Limited) | 18 |
| United States | May 25, 1979 | Theatrical (Limited) | R |
| SU | May 28, 1979 | Theatrical | 16+ |
| United States | Jun 21, 1979 | Theatrical | R |
| Japan | Jul 21, 1979 | Theatrical | PG-12 |
| Brazil | Aug 20, 1979 | Theatrical | 14 |
| Puerto Rico | Aug 30, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Sep 1, 1979 | Premiere (Edinburgh International Film Festival) | — |
| United Kingdom | Sep 6, 1979 | Theatrical | 18 |
| France | Sep 12, 1979 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Netherlands | Sep 12, 1979 | Theatrical | 16 |
| BE | Sep 13, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| CO | Sep 13, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| IE | Sep 14, 1979 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Spain | Sep 16, 1979 | Premiere (San Sebastián Film Festival) | — |
| Spain | Sep 24, 1979 | Theatrical | 16 |
| ZA | Oct 3, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| DK | Oct 12, 1979 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Oct 21, 1979 | Theatrical | M/16 |
| Germany | Oct 24, 1979 | Theatrical (West Germany ) | 16 |
| Italy | Oct 25, 1979 | Theatrical | T |
| AT | Oct 26, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Oct 26, 1979 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| PH | Oct 31, 1979 | Theatrical | R-18 |
| SG | Oct 31, 1979 | Theatrical | PG |
| IL | Nov 2, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Nov 2, 1979 | Theatrical | 15 |
| CY | Nov 5, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| GR | Nov 5, 1979 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| NO | Nov 13, 1979 | Theatrical | 18 |
| HK | Nov 14, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| MY | Nov 15, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| Mexico | Nov 21, 1979 | Theatrical | B |
| Mexico | Dec 2, 1979 | Theatrical (Limited) | — |
| Australia | Dec 6, 1979 | Theatrical | M |
| IN | Dec 6, 1979 | Theatrical | A |
| AR | Dec 25, 1979 | Theatrical | 18 |
| CL | Dec 25, 1979 | Theatrical | — |
| BO | Jan 1, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| Poland | Jan 2, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| NZ | Jan 24, 1980 | Theatrical | 16 |
| PE | Jan 24, 1980 | Theatrical | 14 |
| JM | Feb 6, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| TW | Feb 16, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| EG | Mar 10, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| UY | Mar 28, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| VE | Mar 28, 1980 | Theatrical | — |
| IS | Dec 18, 1980 | Theatrical | 16 |
| HU | Jan 15, 1981 | Theatrical | 18 |
| TR | Nov 1, 1981 | Theatrical | 18+ |
| CZ | Jul 1, 1982 | Theatrical | 15+ |
| TH | Aug 28, 1982 | Theatrical | 18 + |
| South Korea | Oct 1, 1987 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Russia | Feb 1, 1991 | Theatrical | 18+ |
| HU | Oct 27, 1995 | TV (First dubbed for only TV) | — |
| Puerto Rico | Aug 24, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Canada | Sep 6, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 18A |
| BE | Oct 22, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Germany | Oct 23, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 16 |
| Netherlands | Oct 23, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Mexico | Oct 24, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Spain | Oct 24, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| NO | Oct 29, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 15 |
| United States | Oct 29, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| IE | Oct 31, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 18 |
| United Kingdom | Oct 31, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 15 |
| Poland | Nov 11, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 16 |
| France | Nov 12, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 12 |
| Italy | Nov 14, 2003 | Theatrical (Limited) (Director's cut) | — |
| SE | Nov 14, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's Cut) | 15 |
| Australia | Dec 13, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Brazil | Dec 19, 2003 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| Japan | Jan 31, 2004 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| SE | Feb 4, 2004 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| AR | Feb 5, 2004 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 13 |
| Netherlands | May 8, 2004 | TV (Yorin) | 12 |
| Russia | Jan 30, 2007 | Physical (DVD) | 16+ |
| Netherlands | Jul 9, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| SE | Oct 27, 2010 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 15 |
| Russia | Nov 11, 2010 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 16+ |
| Netherlands | Oct 5, 2011 | Physical (Blu-ray) | 12 |
| HU | Aug 12, 2014 | TV ( Re-rating of movie version) | 16 |
| HU | Sep 4, 2014 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | 18 |
| CN | Apr 16, 2016 | Premiere (Beijing International Film Festival) | — |
| LT | May 9, 2017 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| CN | Jun 16, 2017 | Premiere (Shanghai International Film Festival) | — |
| UA | Jul 19, 2017 | Theatrical (Director's cut) | — |
| CN | Jan 30, 2019 | Digital (iqiyi) | — |
| Russia | Mar 7, 2019 | Theatrical (Re-release) | 16+ |
| SE | Apr 8, 2019 | Physical (4K Ultra HD) | 15 |
| France | Feb 23, 2021 | Digital (Disney+) | — |
| HU | Mar 23, 2023 | Theatrical (4K Assembly Director's Cut) | 18 |
| Italy | Jun 20, 2023 | Theatrical (Limited) (Park Circus Re-release) | — |
| CN | Dec 23, 2023 | Digital (bilibili) | — |
| SG | Apr 26, 2024 | Theatrical (Limited) (re-release) | PG13 |
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