Movie Main
In Theaters
May 25, 1979
Theatrical Release Date:
05/25/1979
DVD Release Date:
01/06/2004
Run Time:
117min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Fox
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Horror,Science Fiction
Plot: "In space, no one can hear you scream." A close encounter of the third kind becomes a Jaws-style nightmare when an alien invades a spacecraft in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic. Read More
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