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Alien (1979)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
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Overview

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.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

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.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film leans left due to its central critique of the Weyland-Yutani corporation's ruthless prioritization of profit and scientific acquisition over human life, portraying the blue-collar crew as expendable assets in a capitalist system.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast for its era, including a prominent female lead and a Black male character, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on sci-fi horror and survival, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities without explicit critique.

Secondary

Alien, a science fiction horror film, does not contain any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the crew's struggle for survival against an extraterrestrial creature, with no explicit or implicit exploration of queer identity or relationships.

'Alien' is a science fiction horror film that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on survival against an alien creature, and gender identity is not a component of its narrative or character development.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Alien (1979) is the inaugural film in its franchise, introducing all its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material or established canon from which character genders could have been swapped.

Alien (1979) is the original film in its franchise, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped from a prior canonical or historical depiction.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.5
The Movie Database logo
8.2

Critic Ratings

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9.3
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8.9

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