Alien Resurrection

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Alien Resurrection

R

1997

1h 49m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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Two hundred years have passed since Ellen Ripley died on Fiorina 161. Aboard the medical research vessel USM Auriga, a team of scientists clones Ripley from her extracted DNA and removes the alien Queen embryo which was growing inside her at the time of her death.

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Critics Consensus

While Sigourney Weaver's feral performance as a resurrected Ripley restores some fun to the Alien franchise, the acid blood running through this fourth entry's veins corrodes whatever emotional investment audiences had left.

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Marc Lee

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jul 16, 2026

It lacks the frequent surprises of Alien, but it is just as visceral, and ultimately, more disturbing.

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Bernard Zuel

Sydney Morning Herald

Apr 29, 2026

The plot lines are way too familiar and the ending is merely an invitation for Alien 5.

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David Hunter

The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 7, 2024

Alien Resurrection checks in with enough slime, gore and scary monster-flick moments to satisfy undemanding audiences. But it's an ugly, animated corpse of a movie stitched together from the other three films in the series.

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Dennis Lim

Independent on Sunday

Jul 16, 2026

The movie isn't especially exciting (or coherent) and, in all honest, it's a bit of an eye-sore.

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

Apr 29, 2025

3.5/5

You've got to give Alien Resurrection some credit: it takes some big swings.

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Apr 23, 2025

3.5/5

Too weird, wet and horny to be widely accepted, Alien Resurrection nevertheless captures Jeunet's unique stuff, Whedon's trademark quips, and brings its own flavour to the Alien franchise

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Nara B

@NaraBear 3 days ago

3rd best Aliens flim!

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aaron L

@RT90914928 3 days ago

After Aliens they just could not get it right.

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Dominic T

@Dom2Chilly Sep 10, 2026

7.0/10. Great movie but gross and graphic near the end. Taps into gore horror a lot. Good watch but really stretching the franchise thin.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 10, 2026

Alien Resurrection = a 2.5 star Movie!

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The M

@Stray113 Sep 7, 2026

After three films, you think the alien series would be running on empty by now, but thanks to Jean Perrie-Junet’s direction that saves this pretty lean Alien Resurrection. Not so fast because alien resurrection brings back the fun, the pathos, and some WTH moments. The cast is uniformly good with Sigourney Weaver doing a bang up job. Ron Perlman would’ve made a great Pennywise.. I recommend it and I also think the deep blue sea script completely ripped off alien resurrection!?

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Liam L

@LiamLlanosOfLlano Sep 7, 2026

Absolutely hilarious! I couldn’t decide whether to give it half a star for a horror movie, or five starts for a comedy - either way, I was cackling like a lunatic the entire time.

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Synopsis

Two hundred years have passed since Ellen Ripley died on Fiorina 161. Aboard the medical research vessel USM Auriga, a team of scientists clones Ripley from her extracted DNA and removes the alien Queen embryo which was growing inside her at the time of her death.

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Producer: Bill Badalato, Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Joss Whedon
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Rating: R (Grotesque Images|Gore|Language|Strong Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.7M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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