Movies Like Alien (1979)
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Alien Movie Information:
- Directors:
- Ridley Scott
- Stars:
- Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt … (full cast)
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Synopsis/Plot: Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy jailhouse of Shawshank after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit.
The film portrays the man's unique way…
Tagline: Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free.
Genres: Drama, CrimeInception (2010)
Synopsis/Plot: Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable.…
Tagline: Your mind is the scene of the crime.
Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Action, Adventure
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Synopsis/Plot: Thomas A.
Anderson is a man living two lives.
By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo.
Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is…
Tagline: Free your mind
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action
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Synopsis/Plot: An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist of fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo.
When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the…
Tagline: The Legend Comes to Life
Genres: Drama, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Similar movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingThe Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Synopsis/Plot: F.B.I.
trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) works hard to advance her career, while trying to hide or put behind her West Virginia roots, of which if some knew, would automatically classify her as being backward…
Tagline: Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Brilliant. Cunning. Psychotic. In his mind lies the clue to a ruthless killer. - Clarice Starling, FBI. Brilliant. Vulnerable. Alone. She must trust him to stop the killer.
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Crime
Similar movies like The Silence of the LambsJoker (2019)
Synopsis/Plot: Arthur Fleck works as a clown and is an aspiring stand-up comic.
He has mental health issues, part of which involves uncontrollable laughter.
Times are tough and, due to his issues and occupation, Arthur has…
Tagline: Put on a happy face.
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Similar movies like JokerStar Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Synopsis/Plot: The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia hostage in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire.
Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work…
Tagline: It's Back! The Force will be with you for three weeks only. (1979 Reissue Poster)
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Similar movies like Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Synopsis/Plot: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth.
While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to…
Tagline: The Adventure Continues...
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Similar movies like Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes BackBack to the Future (1985)
Synopsis/Plot: Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by a slightly mad scientist.
During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back…
Tagline: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born. [UK]
Genres: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
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Synopsis/Plot: After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos.
With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more…
Tagline: Avenge the fallen.
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Similar movies like Avengers: EndgameTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Synopsis/Plot: Over 10 years have passed since the first machine called The Terminator tried to kill Sarah Connor and her unborn son, John.
The man who will become the future leader of the human resistance against…
Tagline: It's nothing personal.
Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Similar movies like Terminator 2: Judgment DayThe Shining (1980)
Synopsis/Plot: Haunted by a persistent writer's block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance, drags his wife, Wendy, and his gifted son, Danny, up snow-capped Colorado's secluded Overlook Hotel after taking up a job as…
Tagline: Iconic terror from the No 1 bestselling writer.
Genres: Horror, Drama
Similar movies like The ShiningJurassic Park 3D (2013) (1993)
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John Hammond has invited four individuals, along with his two grandchildren, to join him at Jurassic Park.
But…
Tagline: Life finds a way.
Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
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Synopsis/Plot: The year is 1936.
An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue.
Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap but miraculously escapes.
Then, Jones…
Tagline: Indiana Jones - the new hero from the creators of JAWS and STAR WARS.
Genres: Action, Adventure
Similar movies like Raiders of the Lost ArkThe Terminator (1984)
Synopsis/Plot: Sent back from a dystopian 2029--where the cold machines have conquered the entire world--to 1984 Los Angeles, the indestructible cyborg-assassin known as the "Terminator" commences his deadly mission to kill humankind's most important woman: the…
Tagline: La sua missione e una sola: distruggere, uccidere... (His one and only mission: to destroy, to kill...) (Italian DVD)
Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Similar movies like The TerminatorAliens (1986)
Synopsis/Plot: 57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off…
Tagline: This time there's more.
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Similar movies like AliensAlien 3 (1992)
Synopsis/Plot: Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the only survivor when she crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum security prison.
Once again, Ripley must face skepticism and…
Tagline: In 1979, we discovered in space, no one can hear you scream. In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, everyone can hear you scream.
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Movies like Alien include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Inception (2010), The Matrix (1999), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Joker (2019), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Back to the Future (1985), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Shining (1980), Jurassic Park 3D (2013) (1993), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), and Alien 3 (1992).
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