Watch-order guide

How to watch Alien in order

Release order is the classic path. Chronological (Prometheus first) is for rewatchers who already know what a xenomorph is.

Films
7
Full marathon*
12h 8m
Years
1979–2024
Genre
Science Fiction

*counting the films we have runtimes for

Release order (best first watch)

  1. Alien (1979)8.21h 57m
  2. Aliens (1986)8.02h 17m
  3. Alien 3 (1992)
  4. Alien Resurrection (1997)6.21h 49m
  5. Prometheus (2012)Prequel — chronologically firstHBO Max Amazon ChannelYouTube TVHBO Max6.62h 4m
  6. Alien: Covenant (2017)Prequel — between Prometheus and AlienHBO Max Amazon ChannelYouTube TVHBO Max6.22h 2m
  7. Alien: Romulus (2024)Set between Alien and AliensHulufuboTVYouTube TV7.21h 59m

Chronological order (story timeline)

Prometheus and Covenant are prequels set before the original Alien.

  1. Prometheus (2012)Prequel — chronologically firstHBO Max Amazon ChannelYouTube TVHBO Max6.62h 4m
  2. Alien: Covenant (2017)Prequel — between Prometheus and AlienHBO Max Amazon ChannelYouTube TVHBO Max6.22h 2m
  3. Alien (1979)8.21h 57m
  4. Aliens (1986)8.02h 17m
  5. Alien 3 (1992)
  6. Alien Resurrection (1997)6.21h 49m
  7. Alien: Romulus (2024)Set between Alien and AliensHulufuboTVYouTube TV7.21h 59m

Movies like Alien

The Thing8.1
The Thing
Night of the Living Dead7.6
Night of the Living Dead
Godzilla Minus One7.6
Godzilla Minus One
Dawn of the Dead7.5
Dawn of the Dead
Frankenstein7.5
Frankenstein
The Rocky Horror Picture Show7.4
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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