Question 1

Is Alien: Resurrection (1997) scary?

Accepted Answer

Mildly — Alien: Resurrection (1997) works more through dread than through overt scares. As a alien film, it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.1/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Alien: Resurrection (1997) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Alien: Resurrection (1997)'s US theatrical release date is November 26, 1997. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Alien: Resurrection (1997)?

Accepted Answer

Alien: Resurrection (1997) has 9 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Alien: Resurrection (1997) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Alien: Resurrection (1997) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 4.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for gore, and 6.5/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 9 jump scares. Content warnings on file: body fluids.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Alien: Resurrection (1997)?

Accepted Answer

Sigourney Weaver plays Ripley, Winona Ryder plays Call, Dominique Pinon plays Vriess, Ron Perlman plays Johner, Gary Dourdan plays Christie, Michael Wincott plays Elgyn, Kim Flowers plays Hillard, Dan Hedaya plays General Perez.

Question 6

What are some films like Alien: Resurrection (1997)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Alien: Resurrection (1997) on Watch Darkly include Predator 2 (1990), Pandorum (2009), Virus (1999), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Alien: Resurrection

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