Alien Movies In Order (Release & Chronological)
From Ridley Scott's Alien to the sci-fi franchise's prequel series beginning with Prometheus, here's how to watch the Alien movies in order.
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
A crossover of the beloved sci-fi horror franchises Alien and Predator, Alien Vs Predator pits the two extraterrestrial killers against one another. Establishing a link between the two franchises, AvP tells the story of Predators who hunt Xenomorphs as the "ultimate prey", sacrificing humans to the Xenomorph queen in order to make more aliens to hunt. It follows a group of scientists lured to an ancient underground pyramid in Antarctica who find themselves caught in the crossfire between the two species.
Alien Vs Predator
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- Director
- Paul W.S. Anderson
- Release Date
- August 13, 2004
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Sanaa Lathan , Raoul Bova , Ewen Bremner , Lance Henriksen , Colin Salmon
- Writers
- Paul W.S. Anderson
- Runtime
- 101 minutes
- prequel(s)
- Alien Resurrection , Aliens , Alien 3 , Predator 2 , Alien: Covenant , Prometheus
- Budget
- $60 million
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