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 3 (1992)
Alien 3 is the 1992 sequel to Aliens. Directed by David Fincher and starring Sigourney Weaver in her iconic role as Ellen Ripley, the third installment in the Alien franchise follows Ripley as she leads a group of inmates in the fight against a Xenomorph after her ship crash-lands on a prison planet.
Alien 3
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- Director
- David Fincher
- Release Date
- May 22, 1992
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Sigourney Weaver , Charles S. Dutton , Charles Dance , Paul McGann , Brian Glover , Ralph Brown
- Writers
- Dan O'Bannon , Ronald Shusett , Vincent Ward , David Giler , Walter Hill , Larry Ferguson
- Runtime
- 114minutes
- Budget
- $50 million
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