Alien: Romulus (2024)

Kernel Score: 82% · 4,338 ratings · Rated R

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction

Released: 2024-08-13

Runtime: 119 minutes

Is Alien: Romulus worth watching?

Worth watching. A group of young scavengers meets the creature on a derelict station. It's a tense, good-looking return to the series' haunted-house roots that leans heavily on its predecessors.

Watch it if you

  • love the Alien series
  • like tense sci-fi horror
  • want a creature feature

Skip it if you

  • dislike gore
  • want something original

Best for: Horror night in

Fresh Kernels verdict, AI-assisted from our scores, audience reviews and the official rating.

Where to watch Alien: Romulus

  • Stream: Hulu, Fubo, FXNow
  • Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
  • Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube

US availability, updated 2026-10-23.

Overview

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.

Alien: Romulus parents' guide: ages 15+

Parents need to know that Alien: Romulus is an R-rated sci-fi horror film with intense gore, terror, and body-horror creature attacks meant for older teens and adults.

  • Violence & scariness: Intense — Graphic sci-fi horror with deadly xenomorph attacks, gore, biological contamination, and sustained terror aboard an abandoned space station.
  • Language: Moderate — R-rated horror with profanity used amid life-or-death panic.

Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.

Movies like Alien: Romulus

If you liked Alien: Romulus, these are the movies we'd watch next.

  • Alien (1979) — 96%: The original that started it all.
  • Aliens (1986) — 94%: Action-packed sequel.
  • The Thing (1982) — 93%: Paranoid creature horror.
  • A Quiet Place (2018) — 83%: Tense, quiet creature horror.
  • The Fly (1986) — 86%: Body horror with a human story.
  • Don't Breathe (2016) — 79%: Same director's tense home-invasion thriller.

Director

Fede Álvarez

Cast

  • Cailee Spaeny as Rain
  • David Jonsson as Andy
  • Archie Renaux as Tyler
  • Isabela Merced as Kay
  • Spike Fearn as Bjorn
  • Aileen Wu as Navarro
  • Rosie Ede as WY Officer
  • Soma Simon as 10-Year-Old Punk #1
  • Bence Okeke as 10-Year-Old Punk #2
  • Viktor Orizu as 10-Year-Old Punk #3

Alien: Romulus FAQ

Is Alien: Romulus worth watching?

Worth watching. A group of young scavengers meets the creature on a derelict station. It's a tense, good-looking return to the series' haunted-house roots that leans heavily on its predecessors.

Where can I watch Alien: Romulus?

In the US you can stream Alien: Romulus on Hulu, Fubo and FXNow and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.

Is Alien: Romulus OK for kids?

Alien: Romulus is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that Alien: Romulus is an R-rated sci-fi horror film with intense gore, terror, and body-horror creature attacks meant for older teens and adults.

What movies are like Alien: Romulus?

If you liked Alien: Romulus, try Alien, Aliens, The Thing and A Quiet Place.