Alien

Alien (1979)

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Release Dates 90

United States
Date Certification Type Language Note
05/25/1979 R Theatrical (limited)
06/21/1979 R Theatrical
10/29/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Argentina
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/25/1979 18 Theatrical
02/05/2004 13 Theatrical Director's cut

Australia
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/06/1979 M Theatrical
12/13/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Austria
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/26/1979 Theatrical

Belgium
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/13/1979 Theatrical
10/22/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Bolivia
Date Certification Type Language Note
01/01/1980 Theatrical

Brazil
Date Certification Type Language Note
08/20/1979 14 Theatrical
12/19/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Canada
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/06/2003 18A Theatrical Director's cut

Chile
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/25/1979 Theatrical

Colombia
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/13/1979 Theatrical

Cyprus
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/05/1979 Theatrical

Czech Republic
Date Certification Type Language Note
07/01/1982 Theatrical

Denmark
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/12/1979 15 Theatrical

Egypt
Date Certification Type Language Note
03/10/1980 Theatrical

Finland
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/26/1979 K-16 Theatrical

France
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/12/1979 12 Theatrical
11/12/2003 12 Theatrical Director's cut
02/23/2021 Digital Disney+

Germany
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/24/1979 16 Theatrical West Germany
10/23/2003 16 Theatrical Director's cut

Greece
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/05/1979 K-16 Theatrical

Hong Kong SAR China
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/14/1979 Theatrical

Hungary
Date Certification Type Language Note
01/15/1981 18 Theatrical en
10/27/1995 TV hu First dubbed for only TV
08/12/2014 16 TV hu Re-rating of movie version
09/04/2014 18 Theatrical en Director's cut
03/23/2023 18 Theatrical en 4K Assembly Director's Cut

Iceland
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/18/1980 16 Theatrical

India
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/06/1979 A Theatrical

Ireland
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/14/1979 15 Theatrical
10/31/2003 18 Theatrical Director's cut

Israel
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/02/1979 Theatrical

Italy
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/25/1979 T Theatrical
11/14/2003 Theatrical (limited) Director's cut
06/20/2023 Theatrical (limited) Park Circus Re-release

Jamaica
Date Certification Type Language Note
02/06/1980 Theatrical

Japan
Date Certification Type Language Note
07/21/1979 PG-12 Theatrical
01/31/2004 Theatrical Director's cut

Lithuania
Date Certification Type Language Note
05/09/2017 Theatrical Director's cut

Malaysia
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/15/1979 Theatrical

Mexico
Date Certification Type Language Note
12/02/1979 Theatrical (limited)
12/21/1979 Theatrical
10/24/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Netherlands
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/12/1979 16 Theatrical
10/23/2003 Theatrical Director's cut
05/08/2004 12 TV Yorin
07/09/2008 12 Physical DVD
10/05/2011 12 Physical Blu-ray

New Zealand
Date Certification Type Language Note
01/24/1980 16 Theatrical

Norway
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/13/1979 18 Theatrical
10/29/2003 15 Theatrical Director's cut

Peru
Date Certification Type Language Note
01/24/1980 14 Theatrical

Philippines
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/31/1979 R-18 Theatrical

Poland
Date Certification Type Language Note
01/02/1980 Theatrical
11/11/2003 16 Theatrical Director's cut

Portugal
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/21/1979 M/16 Theatrical

Puerto Rico
Date Certification Type Language Note
08/30/1979 Theatrical
08/24/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Russia
Date Certification Type Language Note
02/01/1991 18+ Theatrical
01/30/2007 16+ Physical DVD
11/11/2010 16+ Physical Blu-ray
03/07/2019 16+ Theatrical Re-release

SU
Date Certification Type Language Note
05/28/1979 16+ Theatrical

Singapore
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/31/1979 PG Theatrical
04/26/2024 PG13 Theatrical (limited) re-release

South Africa
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/03/1979 Theatrical

South Korea
Date Certification Type Language Note
10/01/1987 18 Theatrical

Spain
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/16/1979 Premiere San Sebastián Film Festival
09/24/1979 16 Theatrical
10/24/2003 Theatrical Director's cut

Sweden
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/02/1979 15 Theatrical
11/14/2003 15 Theatrical Director's Cut
02/04/2004 15 Physical DVD
10/27/2010 15 Physical Blu-ray
04/08/2019 15 Physical 4K Ultra HD

Taiwan
Date Certification Type Language Note
02/16/1980 Theatrical

Thailand
Date Certification Type Language Note
08/28/1982 18 + Theatrical

Turkey
Date Certification Type Language Note
11/01/1981 18+ Theatrical

Ukraine
Date Certification Type Language Note
07/19/2017 Theatrical Director's cut

United Kingdom
Date Certification Type Language Note
09/01/1979 Premiere Edinburgh International Film Festival
09/06/1979 18 Theatrical
10/31/2003 15 Theatrical Director's cut

Uruguay
Date Certification Type Language Note
03/28/1980 Theatrical

Venezuela
Date Certification Type Language Note
03/28/1980 Theatrical

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