Directed by ridley scott. · in space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “alien” universe. It follows a commercial starship crew who investigate a derelict space vessel and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform. · heres how to watch the alien movies in order of release date and chronologically. With tom skerritt, sigourney weaver, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton. · from prometheus to alien: · alien, american science-fiction – horror film, released in 1979 and directed by ridley scott, that chronicles the struggle of the crew of a deep-space commercial spacecraft to survive an encounter with a terrifying alien creature. The film stars sigourney weaver, tom skerritt, and john hurt. Romulus, heres how to watch all seven alien movies in order before starting the new fx series alien: Alien is a 1979 science-fiction horror film directed by ridley scott and written by dan obannon, based on a story by obannon and ronald shusett. · watch all alien movies in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to romulus, and including the alien vs.