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Alien

Summary

Alien is a film franchise[1]. Alien draws 29,795 Wikipedia views per month (film_franchise category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alien's instance of is recorded as film franchise[3].
  • Alien was directed by Ridley Scott[4].
  • Alien was directed by James Cameron[5].
  • Alien was directed by David Fincher[6].
  • Alien was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet[7].
  • Alien was directed by Fede Álvarez[8].
  • Alien's genre is science fiction horror film[9].
  • Alien's genre is military science fiction[10].
  • Alien's genre is science fiction film[11].
  • Alien's genre is adventure film[12].
  • Alien's genre is horror film[13].
  • Alien's genre is thriller film[14].
  • Alien's genre is action film[15].
  • Alien's genre is black comedy film[16].
  • Alien's genre is religious horror[17].
  • Alien's genre is suspense film[18].
  • Alien's genre is science fiction action film[19].
  • Alien's production company is recorded as Brandywine Productions[20].
  • The original language of Alien was English[21].
  • Alien's Commons category is recorded as Alien (franchise)[22].
  • Alien's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[23].
  • Alien's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • Alien comprises Alien[25].
  • Alien comprises Aliens[26].
  • Alien comprises Alien 3[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Ridley Scott[4], James Cameron[5], David Fincher[6], Jean-Pierre Jeunet[7], and Fede Álvarez[8].

Publication

Alien was released on 1979[28]. The original language of Alien was English[21]. Genres include science fiction horror film[9], military science fiction[10], science fiction film[11], adventure film[12], horror film[13], and thriller film[14].

Why It Matters

Alien draws 29,795 Wikipedia views per month (film_franchise category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] Alien has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Alien is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Alien Alien 3 Alien: Covenant Alien Resurrection Alien: Romulus Aliens David Fincher James Cameron Jean-Pierre Jeunet Prometheus Ridley Scott United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . allthetropes.fandom.com. allthetropes.fandom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by → 20th Century Studios
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    Production company → Brandywine Productions
    List of characters → list of Alien characters
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539980605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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