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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.
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
It has a 61% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
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Prometheus (2012)
It has a 54% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and the same director.
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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Alien: Romulus (2024)
It has a 48% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
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.
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Alien Resurrection (1997)
It has a 44% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
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Alien³ (1992)
It has a 43% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.
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Aliens (1986)
It has a 43% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and country of origin.
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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The Faculty (1998)
It has a 41% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.
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Species (1995)
It has a 39% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
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Iron Lung (2026)
It has a 39% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".
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Life (2017)
It has a 39% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
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The Blob (1988)
It has a 38% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
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Companion (2025)
It has a 38% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.
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Event Horizon (1997)
It has a 35% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
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Pitch Black (2000)
It has a 34% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and country of origin.
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
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Voyagers (2021)
It has a 34% affinity with Alien, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and country of origin.
With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women -- bred for intelligence and obedience -- embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. When they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into chaos, they soon become consumed by fear, lust and an insatiable hunger for power.
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