Made first for young men 1
Alien's audience scores lean most toward young men at 62 of 100, with comparable appeal to older men 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 3 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 62 of 100 is the top quadrant, with older men 56 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 78, Hispanic 28, Black 34.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 3 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
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.
Age: 47 — age-balanced
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Advocacy Over Time in Horror
The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 7 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 | 4 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| 2006 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 0 | 6 |
| This title (1979) | 3 | 1 |
● This title (1979): advocacy 3 · explore Horror →
Cast & Crew
Benjamín Fernández (director) · Ridley Scott (director) · Derek Vanlint (director)
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