Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Opening Wknd:  FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Gross: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller /  more » Awards: Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 18 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.5 (162,102 votes)  more »   Also rated #44 in the Top 250 Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.  more »

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Filmmakers: Ridley Scott - Director, Dan O'Bannon - Writer (story) (screenplay), Ronald Shusett - Writer (story), Gordon Carroll - Producer, David Giler - Producer, Walter Hill - Producer, Derek Vanlint - Cinematographer, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer, Michael Seymour - Production Designer, David Crowther - Editor, Terry Rawlings - Editor, Peter Weatherley - Editor  more »

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