Is Alien (1979) scary?

Yes — Alien (1979) is consistently scary. As a alien film, it scored 8.0/10 for fear, 10.0/10 for atmosphere, and 9.5/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Alien (1979)?

Alien (1979) has 11 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What age is Alien (1979) appropriate for?

Alien (1979) 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 8.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for gore, and 8.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 11 jump scares. Content warnings on file: body fluids.

What are some films like Alien (1979)?

Films similar to Alien (1979) on Watch Darkly include Pandorum (2009), Event Horizon (1997), The Thing (1982), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Alien

1979 · R · 1h 57m

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.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

In theaters: May 25, 1979

Curator Score

9.5

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating · How we score

Built on atmosphere.

Jump scares

Alien has 11 jump scares. Compare counts

Age suitability

Alien is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 8.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, and carries one content warning: body fluids.

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9.5Overall

Fear8.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere10.0

Intensity8.0