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Alien Resurrection

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Alien Resurrection
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R,1hr 48min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action,Horror
Released:
November 26, 1997
Director:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman  ...more
Synopsis: Two centuries after Ellen Ripley's death, doctors aboard the space station Auriga clone her using a blood sample taken from Fiorna 161, in hopes of harvesting the queen embryo that was incubating inside of her when she was trapped on the remote penal planet. Finally succeeding after numerous attempts, they remove the alien and repair the clone for further study. Before long, the Ripley clone has gained consciousness, and displays superhuman capabilities that suggest it possesses alien DNA. When Ripley ... Full Synopsis
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Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
By rocketing ahead 200 years from the previous film and jiggering the story cleverly (with a script by Toy Story coscreenwriter Joss Whedon as late-'90s wiseacreish as Alien3 was early-'90s portentous) to create a Ripley reconstructed through a mix of human and alien DNA, Alien Resurrection power-kicks the whole definition of the Horrifying Other into a fresh, deep, exhilaratingly thoughtful, millennium-sensitive ... Full Review
Metascore
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63
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 21 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Sigourney Weaver
Ellen Ripley
Winona Ryder
Annalee Call
Ron Perlman
Johner
Dominique Pinon
Vriess
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