Alien³

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Critics broadly found the film visually striking and anchored by Sigourney Weaver’s performance, but weakened by a thin script, repetitive pursuit sequences, and underdeveloped thrills.

• Fiorina 161 is a maximum-security prison world whose inmates and guards become trapped with the alien.
• The wasteland prison, austere architecture, and shadow-heavy imagery define the film’s atmosphere.
• Ripley leads the prisoners against the creature while confronting the personal cost of survival and responsibility.
• Ripley must persuade the prison community and its officials that an alien is hunting them despite their skepticism.

• Alienshares claustrophobic science fiction horror, an isolated industrial setting, and a resourceful protagonist hunted by an extraterrestrial monster
• The Thingshares prison-colony tension, ensemble survival against a creature, and bleak action-horror atmosphere
• Event Horizonshares grim science fiction world-building, institutional confinement, and a persecuted protagonist confronting an inhuman threat

Director

David Fincher

Release Date

1992-05-22

Runtime

114 min

Rating

6.4 / 10 (6680)

What is Alien³ about?

On a weaponless prison world, Ellen Ripley rallies condemned men against a relentless alien while confronting the bleakest consequences of survival.

What is Alien³ like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Alien³ as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Alien³ violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Alien³ as graphic.

What did critics think of Alien³?

Critics broadly found the film visually striking and anchored by Sigourney Weaver’s performance, but weakened by a thin script, repetitive pursuit sequences, and underdeveloped thrills.

Which films are like Alien³?

Films with a similar feel include Alien, The Thing, and Event Horizon.

How long is Alien³?

Alien³ runs 114 minutes.

Where can I watch Alien³?

In United States, Alien³ streams on YouTube TV, FXNow.