The Top 100 Movies: Alien

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Item: Alien

#20

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Year 1979

Genre Sci-Fi, Action, Horror, Thriller

Lead Actor/Actress Sigourney Weaver

Director Ridley Scott

Strapline In space no-one can hear you scream.

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Writer Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Language English

Run time (e.g. 142 mins) 117 mins

IMDB link http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/

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#20

Highest achieved rank:

#1 | 03/01/2011 19:47:55

Lowest achieved rank:

#39 | 13/06/2010 14:40:01

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Today: 0 | All time: 24

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Today: 0 | All time: 4

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Today: 0 | All time: 1

Creator:

mellifluous

Date of Creation:

03/06/2009 11:01:53

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	8	09:14:16 \| 3 Jan 2011
	6	14:50:32 \| 19 Mar 2010
	4	15:26:36 \| 27 Oct 2009
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Total: 1 Latest: 05/06/2009 19:13:56 by Dennis

reviewed by Dennis
19:13:56 | 5 Jun 2009

In Space, No One Can Eat Ice Cream

The all-time best sci-fi horror! Others have tried and failed. This movie has heart and soul, and great suspense!


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