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A group of young space colonizers encounter a terrifying life form in a derelict space station.
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This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young colonizers come face-to-face with the most relentless and deadly life form in the universe. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu, “Alien: Romulus” is directed by horror master Fede Alvarez from a screenplay by Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Ridley Scott — who directed the original “Alien” and the series entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant” — produces with Michael Pruss and Walter Hill. Warning: Some flashing-lights scenes in this film may affect photosensitive viewers.
"Alien: Romulus might bring a sense of fatigue — yet another movie in the Alien franchise that seems to be recycling the same ideas since the early films from the 1970s and 1980s. The good news, however, is that Romulus is far from being just another tired, anemic, lifeless rehash. Directed by Fede Alvarez (Don't Breathe, Evil Dead), the film creates an atmosphere reminiscent — very much so! — of Blade Runner to immerse us in a dystopian future devoid of any hope. Rain (Cailee Spaeny) wants to escape this tragic and inevitable fate and find a planet where she can finally live. And it’s on the spaceship taking her to this supposed place, alongside friends and an artificial person (David Jonsson), that things go off the rails. It’s the best recreation of the cat-and-mouse game on a ship since Alien, playing more with sounds, shadows, and hidden dangers. And the ending, which might be quite divisive, isn’t afraid to be ridiculous: with an inspired Cailee Spaeny, it delivers a conclusion that provokes, prods, and changes the way we see the saga. Check out our list with all the Alien saga movies!"