Alien
(1979, Rated R, Horror, Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Harry Dean Stanton)Ratings at a Glance
| 75% | of parents say it's too violent |
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Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
10+ ok 10- no
AWESOME MOVIE!!!! i love this movie!! some scary parts but other than that, fine. movie for older kids (9 or 10+) or teens... the f word a few times, other swears too but overall ok.
Lives in OhioI rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:- Excessive violence
- I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Just a heads up its hard to see but I saw it without even looking, when ash goes on a rampage there are pictures of naked women (breast shown) in different sexual positions taped up on the wall, it is seen throughout the whole scene
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!
I would let a 10 year old see it, its fine! I love it!
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
Restricted
Rated R for smoking, bloody images, disturbing images, frightening scenes, intense sci. fi. violence, nudity, and harsh language. 14+
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
I saw this movie when I was twelve, and it actually did not scare me. It is more about surprises than it is about incredibly scary. I was rather aggrivated with the excessive cursing when there wasn't even a reason to, (such as when they can't see anything in the fog). It is very bloody when the alien hatches from a man's chest, after begin attached to his face. This is one of those movies that might make you think twice about going in a ventilation duct, or a dark metal room where an alien could be. I remember the only really heart-pounding moment was when the Protagonist was the only one left in the ship, and she needed to escape the alien. It's not as scary as I thought it would be, but that one scene where the alien bursts from that man's chest might have been the thing to make it R. I can see how it would have been very very scary for when it first came out however, and applaud the director for a great jump-out-at-you atmosphere, with all of the dripping sounds and the like.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
Intense...Very Intense.
The film Alien has shocked millions of audiences throughout the world, inducing nightmares in the faint-hearted, and laughter in the strong. But one thing parents should know is that Alien, popular as it may be, is not for children under 15, due to the disturbing monster outbreak sequence, the slimy attack of the android, and if you have the director's cut, the scene in which one of the character's heads is squeezed to death by an Alien, resulting in spurting blood. Characters also use mild to moderate expletives, such as the F-word and other mild language (I.E. G-d d-mn, Hell, etc). Unless your child or children are used to gore, slime, and other general horror movie thrills, please think carefully about letting them watch Alien. In my opinion, it is a very good movie (if not one of my favorites) but, I watch horror/sci-fi movies almost every day. So I'd say, try to watch it first, that is, if you can handle it.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Excellent Film
This is a great film, and way ahead of its time. I must say I have no idea what the ratings mean, so I just picked the first one on the list. At least in England our rating system makes sense. Anyway, it's a great film, and I'd recommend it to anyone. The Quadrilogy isn't for the faint hearted though.
Parent & Educator Reviewers Say | Kid Reviewers Say
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
older kid movie... teen movie
AWESOME BUT SCARY MOVIE!! A really jump out at you kind movie... but kind of stupid... i mean if you were on some strage planet in space and you found these big eggs, would you really go and touch it? i mean really! good for older kids and teens. LOTS of language... f and s words a lot..
- I rate this title on for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Excellent!
This movie is so amazing. The dark scenes were really well filmed. I first watched it when I was about six or seven. My parents watched it with me, but they're not all bad, they made me look away when the alien came out of Kane's stomach. I still love this movie but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone youner than thirteen.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
AWESOME
A scare-fest of an extra-terrestrial hidden in the shadows of a space craft, eating the crewmates one, by one. Great Halloween movie for older kids.
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Fantastic movie, really suspensful. In one of the rooms, there was pictures of naked woman plastered on the walls (obviously masturbation tools for the lonely crew), and the f word is blurted out quite a few times, but Ridley Scott is a genius!
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
great science fiction horror
I thought this movie was AWESOME! There was some strong language though. They said the f-word 4 times. It was super violent. There were chests ripping open, there were 2nd jaws ripping stuff, there was a lot of suspence. There was this one part where there were pictures of topless woman for about 8 seconds. But it wasn't that bad. I thought it was overall pretty good movie for 10+.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
really good Sci-Fi/ horror movie
I thought this movie was very good. There is so much violence though. but overall it's fine for 10 and up
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
great movie
great movie cant wait to see aliens althoe it was great there was a decent amout of blood, vilence. jump out at you tipe of movie not for yonger kids or tweens
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Great Science Fiction Horror
A great film. The creature effects are great, and there are a lot of good scares.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
I really liked this movie. It sure is a classic. I also dident find it that R-ish. Anyone thirteen and up you should be abla to watch this no sweat. Great movie worth checking out.
- I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
A Classic
Great. Very Thrilling.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Graphic but spectacular sci-fi classic is very scary for kids.
Parents should know that this film has graphic violence including the infamous scene in which a baby alien bursts forth from a screaming man's gut. Other bloody attacks are implied and shown and there are jump scenes, There is some strong language in the movie and there are no strong messages.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
I like it
WOW!
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
One of the greatest sci-fi's of all time!
This film starring Sigourney Weaver and other fabulous cast members. This movie has only a select few f-words and little to no violence, and the only "bad" scene being an android getting the upper part of his torso and head decapitated with only white fluids coming out, and is only robot gore. So for anyone 12-13 and up go for it!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
Alien is a well made science fiction movie.
What can I say that anybody hasn't said? This was a well made horror/sci-fi movie. The creatures looks dreadful and the atmosphere was dark. The actors played their roles beautifully. Sure it was slow in some places but it's normal given the time it was made and we do need some character development. For sexual content, we see a woman that strips down to just panties and a T-shirt and she's in a spacesuit. An alien is known to have had "babies". For violence/gore it's very intense. The most gruesome scene of the movie is when an alien baby pops out of a man's abdomen and we see this act on-screen with gashes of blood. Several other violent acts. As for profanity there are at least 5 f bombs, some scatological and anatomical terms, and some religious exclamations and profanities. As for consumerism, there is none. Although the space technology sure does look awesome. For social behavior it's bad. Aliens that feed off human flesh and hatch their babies in human's abdomen. I'd recommend this movie to anybody that can handle graphic violence. The movie is tame for today's standards but still the movie is violent.
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give it
old but scary
This movie made a huge impact when it came out because no movie had ever been made like it. Now it is very old and scarier movies have been made, but that hasn't reduced the size of the wallop it packs one bit. This is a truly terrifying and gruesome, but really good movie. Not much blood, which comes as a shock. Very, very scary, so I want to say don't let your young kids see it, but it is also very very good and made a historical motion, so I also want to say do let your kids see it. My consensus: Let your 15 year old see it and give younger kids a plot synopsis. (Be warned though: They may do what I did and watch it anyway.) although I must say, I'm only twelve and I saw it; it didn't scare me too much, but I could totally see less mature kids being scared to death, so ignore my original consensus. I t depends on the maturity of your child for this terrifying, excellent movie Note: A Lexalolu Must see
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
ok no kids unless they have saw...
Aliens vs predator requiem because of they both have a lot of violence and blood and gore and graphic chestbursters.Language for this movie is not terrible just 4 f-words,some s-words and other mild expletives. my rating R-for Sci-fi monster violence throughout/gore and languge
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
this should have been rated pg-13
it wasn't scary to me it wouldn't even scare my 10 year old sister should never have been rated r but its a good movie i like it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
old and tolotally fake but interesting.
well there is no sex, red on violence, red on language with repeated F word and there is some drinking and alot of smoking. other than that it's okay.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great Tween/Teen Horror!
I loved this movie. I watched it in summer of '07 and it rocked! the violence isnt that bad, theres kinda a little bit of language, this movie is not very scary for a averagely mature tween and up. The only part i thought was uncalled for was a nude woman on a pinup poster. It might give nightmares to kids 8 and under. Overall great movie!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
See this or your life isn't worth it.
The violence in this movie is pretty disgusting, and the film is very scary. The language isn't too harsh, though, with only a few f*cks. A scary movie you should see.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great Movie!!!!!!
Common Sense is wrong!!! This movie is not dated except for the ship's computer, which always looks the same in every spaceship. It is amazing, and everyone over the age of 12 with a stomach should at least try to handle it.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
not that great
Before watching the movie, I was expecting something that was extremely scary, even though I knew the movie was from the 70's and that the animation wasn't going to be that great. I didn't find the movie scary at all, and I thought the plot was very basic and predictible. None of the characters had storys or very interesting personalities. The movie would be scary for little kids, but it won't give teenagers much of a thrill, nor is it that exciting.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Best classic horror film!!!!!!
No offense for the fans-----Halloween, Jaws, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc all sucked. This one didn't, not even a bit, it wasn't too scary, but though it was suspenseful and shocking film that makes people jump throughout it. This film is definately OK for people aged 13 and over, I'm 15 by the way. Probably, because of the 5 "F" words gave the film an R rating, violence was like a PG-13 rating including horror.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Great, but too scary for younger kids...
Alien is, without a doubt, one of the most scariest films out there. Its excellent. Any kid around thirteen or even below that will probably want to see it it if they know about it. Parents should know that this film is extremely scary and sometimes nightmare-inducing. There is not too much language, but there is some strong stuff scatttered around. No sexual content, although the cast does strip down to almost nothing to hibernate. This movie also deals with a lot of scary areas that kids find the most scary in life- such as dark corners, or turning around a corner, or being alone somewhere, or some monster sneaking up on you from behind and killing you. The alien is pretty scary. As for violence, there isn't too much except for the extremely violent and horrifying scene where the alien brusts out from one of the crew memeber's chests. There is a shower of blood and the man dies a very painful and bloody and thought-provoking death. No commercialism really. A tiny bit of drinking. That's all really. Parents- this is an excelletn scary film but know your kid before you let them see it. In scary movies, this film is a pretty high rank for a kid to get up to. Try out "signs" or "The village" and work your way up until you can see this extremely scary movie without freaking out.
