Alien (1979)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'Alien' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Ridley Scott-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Alien' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Alien' right now, here are some finer points about the 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions science fiction flick.

Released May 25th, 1979, 'Alien' stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a user score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 13,925 experienced users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Alien' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hulu, and AMC on Demand .