What is Alien: Romulus about?
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Young space colonizers face the universe's most terrifying life form in a relentless, gritty, and chilling ordeal.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
Alien: Romulus parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: intense fear and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Terrifying
- Our top level for fear.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Alien: Romulus scary?
- Yes. Alien: Romulus is one of the scariest titles in the CouchRot catalog.
- How gory is Alien: Romulus?
- Graphic gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Alien: Romulus rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with intense fear, several jump scares and brutal violence. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed byFede Álvarez
StarringCailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu
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