Content & Trigger Warnings for Alien (1979)
9 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Alien (1979) contains 9 content warnings : Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Needles / medical procedures, Spiders / insects, Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Animal cruelty / animal death, Gore / graphic violence.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 5/5), Confined spaces (claustrophobia) (severity 5/5), Jump scares (severity 5/5), Spiders / insects (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | The chestburster scene and other attacks involve significant blood and visceral body horror |
| Body horror | 5/5 | Depicted | The alien creature bursts from a character's chest; face-hugger attachment scenes |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | 5/5 | Depicted | The entire film takes place in the claustrophobic corridors of a spaceship; characters crawl through air ducts |
| Jump scares | 5/5 | Depicted | Multiple expertly crafted jump scares throughout the film |
| Needles / medical procedures | 2/5 | Depicted | Medical examination scenes and the android's fluid-leaking injuries |
| Spiders / insects | 4/5 | Depicted | The face-hugger creature resembles a spider-like organism that attaches to faces |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | 3/5 | Depicted | The alien's life cycle has strong sexual violation imagery, including forced oral penetration by the face-hugger |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Animal cruelty / animal death | 3/5 | Depicted | A cat is in danger and used as a plot device; the alien kills via parasitic attachment |
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic scenes of alien biology, chest-bursting, blood, and acid burns |
Phobias & Sensory
The chestburster scene and other attacks involve significant blood and visceral body horror
The alien creature bursts from a character's chest; face-hugger attachment scenes
The entire film takes place in the claustrophobic corridors of a spaceship; characters crawl through air ducts
Medical examination scenes and the android's fluid-leaking injuries
The face-hugger creature resembles a spider-like organism that attaches to faces
Sexual Content
The alien's life cycle has strong sexual violation imagery, including forced oral penetration by the face-hugger
Violence & Physical Harm
A cat is in danger and used as a plot device; the alien kills via parasitic attachment
Graphic scenes of alien biology, chest-bursting, blood, and acid burns
