Face-Off: 'Star Wars' vs. 'Alien'
by Djesika | created - 28 May 2017 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicStar Wars and Alien are two popular film series set in space that both began in the late '70s, and have had a number of sequels and prequels since then. Which of these two franchises do you enjoy more?
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1. Star Wars (1977)
14 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness
Votes: 1,197,591 | Gross: $322.74M
And its subsequent films: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Rogue One (2016), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
2. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After a space merchant vessel receives an unknown transmission as a distress call, one of the crew is attacked by a mysterious life form and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 763,168 | Gross: $78.90M
And its subsequent films: Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Prometheus (2012), Alien: Covenant (2017)
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