Alien³
3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror
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.
- Director
- David Fincher
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $160M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Alien³ actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Alien³ appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work
1 win
- WinnerKurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Alien³ returned 3.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $50M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $160M
- Release date
- May 22, 1992
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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