Alien: Romulus (2024)

Movie"In space, no one can hear you."
Audience Score
73
Review Score
65
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R 1 hr 59 minAug 16th, 2024Science Fiction, HorrorAlien: Romulus Collection PosterPart of Alien: Romulus Collection
“Alien: Romulus” takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The film stars Cailee Spaeny (“Civil War”), David Jonsson (“Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“The Last of Us”), Spike Fearn (“Aftersun”), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead,” “Don’t Breathe”) directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (“Don’t Breathe 2”) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. “Alien: Romulus” is produced by Ridley Scott (“Napoleon”), who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler”), and Walter Hill (“Alien”), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (“Charlie’s Angels”), Brent O’Connor (“Bullet Train”), and Tom Moran (“Unstoppable”) serving as executive producers.
StarringCailee SpaenyDavid JonssonArchie Renaux
DirectorFede Álvarez
WritersFede ÁlvarezRodo Sayagues

Alien: Romulus’ Review

‘Alien: Romulus’ plays the hits, both for better and for worse. It’s entertaining and well-done, with one standout performance especially, but ‘Alien: Romulus’ leans hard on nostalgia to the point of distraction.

The ‘Alien’ franchise has gotten especially convoluted in the 21st century, with spinoffs (‘Alien vs. Predator’), origin stories (‘Prometheus’) and sequels to prequels (‘Alien: Covenant’) clogging up the trajectory of what started out as something simple and elegant: a haunted house movie set in space. ‘Alien: Romulus,’ directed by Fede Álvarez, works hard to bring the brand back to the basics. And in many ways, Álvarez succeeds: working off a script he co-wrote with Rodo Sayagues, Álvarez has created a mostly tense, atmospheric, and to-the-point monster movie that – much like the first ‘Alien’ – has a terrific central character at its core.

Alien: Romulus Showtimes on November 2nd, 2024

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 16th, 2024 - Buy Tickets
On Digital & Streaming:October 15th, 2024 - Watch Now
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 3rd, 2024 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$80,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$350,752,564 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Fede Álvarez, Tom Moran, Brent O'Connor, Elizabeth Cantillon
Production Companies:20th Century Studios, Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions
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Alien: Romulus Collection

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.