Alien: Resurrection
November 26, 1997 in theaters
January 1, 2024 on Hulu
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
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"I'm the monster's mother."
-- Ripley 8
DID YOU KNOW?
Joss Whedon wrote the screenplay and has publicly called the final film a failure of his vision.
THE VERDICT
Synthesized from published reviews
The fourth entry is a film in open conflict with itself — Jean-Pierre Jeunet's visual sensibility pushes toward grotesque dark comedy, while the franchise mechanics demand something more grounded. The Ripley clone concept has genuine potential that the script only partially delivers on, and the ensemble finds moments of genuine tension before the finale collapses under its own ambition. Fans remain divided, and that division is earned.
PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Where this fits in the larger story
Alien: Resurrection moves the franchise far beyond Ripley's original timeline, showing how humanity's obsession with the Xenomorph survives across generations. Its story connects military science, cloning, and black-market survival into a future where the creature is still treated as an asset to be controlled. The placement helps fans track how the franchise's core danger evolves when time passes but the same mistakes return.
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