With tom skerritt, sigourney weaver, veronica cartwright, harry dean stanton. · watch all alien movies in order with our comprehensive list, from the 1979 original to romulus, and including the alien vs. Romulus, heres how to watch all seven alien movies in order before starting the new fx series alien: It follows a commercial starship crew who investigate a derelict space vessel and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. Directed by ridley scott. After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform. · from prometheus to alien: · in space, no one can hear you scream, but they can sure hear you scratching your head as you try to make sense of the sprawling “alien” universe. Alien is a 1979 science-fiction horror film directed by ridley scott and written by dan obannon, based on a story by obannon and ronald shusett.