Where to Watch Alien (1979)

Yearning to watch 'streaming service to buy, rent, , or watch the Ridley Scott-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of 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 fundamentals of how you can watch 'Alien' right now, here are some details about the 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions horror flick.

Released June 21st, 1979, 'Alien' stars Harry Dean Stanton The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 15,292 respected s.

Want 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 Fandango At Home, YouTube, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Hulu, Amazon Video, and Google Play Movies .