Where to Watch Alien (1979) Online

Want to watch 'Alien' on your TV or mobile device at home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Ridley Scott-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Alien' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Alien' right now, here are some specifics about the 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions science fiction flick.

Released June 21st, 1979, 'Alien' stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a user score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 15,043 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed."

'Alien' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home .