Alien primarily refers to: *

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, a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, a lifeform with extraterrestrial intelligence ** For fictional extraterrestrial life, see Extraterrestrials in fiction * Introduced species, a species not native to its environment ** Adventive plants or alien plants, species that are foreign to the native flora Alien(s), or The Alien(s) may also refer to:

Science and technology

* AliEn (ALICE Environment), a grid framework * Alien (file converter), a Linux program * Alien Technology, a manufacturer of RFID technology

Arts and entertainment

* ''Alien'' (franchise), a media franchise ** '' Xenomorph'', the titular alien in the franchise

Films

* ''Alien'' (film), a 1979 film by Ridley Scott ** ''Aliens'' (film), second film in the franchise from 1986 by James Cameron ** '' Alien 3'', third film in the franchise from 1992 by David Fincher ** '' Alien Resurrection'', fourth film in the franchise from 1997 by Jean-Pierre Jeunet ** ''Alien vs. Predator'' (film), fifth film in the franchise from 2004 by Paul W. S. Anderson ** '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'', sixth film in the franchise from 2007 by the Brothers Strause ** ''Prometheus'' (2012 film), seventh film in the franchise from 2012 by Ridley Scott ** '' Alien: Covenant'', eighth film in the franchise from 2017 by Ridley Scott ** '' Alien: Romulus'', ninth film in the franchise from 2024 by Fede Álvarez * '' Alien 2: On Earth'', a 1980 unofficial sequel of the 1979 ''Alien'' film *'' Alien Visitor'' (also titled ''Epsilon'') (1995 film) AustralianItalian science fiction film by Rolf de Heer * ''The Alien'' (2016 film), a 2016 Mexican film * ''The Alien'' (unproduced film), an incomplete 1960s IndianAmerican film * '' Alienoid'', a 2022 South Korean film

Literature

* ''Alien'' novels, an extension of the ''Alien'' franchise * '' Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual'', a 1995 book by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood, a guide to the fictional United States Colonial Marines * ''Aliens'' (Tappan Wright novel), a 1902 novel by Mary Tappan Wright * ''Aliens!'' (anthology) a 1980 anthology of science fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann * The Alien (novel), the eighth book in the ''Animorphs'' series by Katherine Applegate * ''The Aliens'' (play), a 2010 play by Annie Baker

Music

Performers

* Alien (band), a 1980s Swedish rock group * The Aliens (Australian band), a 1970s new wave group * The Aliens (Scottish band), a 2005–2008 rock group * The Aliens, the backing band for the American musician Jared Louche on his 1999 solo debut album '' Covergirl''

Albums

* ''Alien'' (soundtrack), 1979 * ''Alien'' (Alien album), 1988 * ''Alien'' (Beam album), 2022 * ''Alien'' (Northlane album), 2019 * ''Alien'' (Strapping Young Lad album), 2005 * ''Alien'', a 1989 EP by Tankard * ''Aliens'' (soundtrack), 1987

Songs

* "Alien" (Britney Spears song), 2013 * "Alien" (Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter song), 2018 * "Alien", a song by Atlanta Rhythm from the album ''Quinella'', 1981 * "Alien", a song by Bush from the album '' Sixteen Stone'', 1994 * "Alien", a song by Dead Letter Circus from the EP '' Dead Letter Circus'', 2007 * "Alien", a song by The Devil Wears Prada from the EP ''

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'', 2014 * "Alien", a song by Erasure from the album '' Loveboat'', 2000 * "Alien", a song by Japan from the album '' Quiet Life'', 1979 * "Alien", a song by Lamb from the album '' Fear of Fours'', 1999 * "Alien", a song by Nerina Pallot from the album '' Dear Frustrated Superstar'', 2001 * "Alien", a song by P-Model from the album '' Landsale'', 1980 * "Alien", a song by Pennywise from the album '' Straight Ahead'', 1999 * "Alien", a song by Stray Kids from the album '' SKZ-Replay'', 2022 * "Alien", a song by Structures from the album '' Life Through a Window'', 2014 * "Alien", a song by the National from the album '' First Two Pages of Frankenstein'', 2023 * "Alien", a song by Third Day from the album '' Conspiracy No. 5'', 1997 * "Alien", a song by Thriving Ivory from the album Thriving Ivory, 2003 * "Alien", a song by Tokio Hotel from the album '' Humanoid'', 2009 * "Alien", a 2018 song by Beach House * "Alien", a 2020 song by Lee Su-hyun * "Alien", a 2020 song by Dennis Lloyd * "Aliens" (song), a 2017 song by Coldplay * "Aliens", a 1984 song by

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* "The Alien", a song by Dream Theater from the album '' A View from the Top of the World'', 2021

Video games

Based on the 1979 and 1986 films

* ''Alien'' (1982 video game), a 1982 maze game based on the 1979 film * ''Alien'' (1984 video game), based on the 1979 film * ''Aliens: The Computer Game'' (US Version), a 1986 game by Activision based on the 1986 film of the same name * ''Aliens: The Computer Game'' (UK Version), a 1986 game by Electric Dreams based on the 1986 film * ''Aliens'' (1990 video game), a game by Konami, based on the 1986 film * '' Alien: Isolation'', a 2014 video game based on the ''Alien'' science fiction horror film series *

Other media

* ''Alien'' (Armenian TV series), a 2017 melodrama series * '' Alien: Isolation – The Digital Series'', web series in the ''Alien'' franchise from 2019 by Fabien Dubois ** '' Alien: Earth'', an upcoming science fiction horror television series in the franchise by Noah Hawley * ''Alien'' (sculpture), a 2012 work by David Breuer-Weil, in Mottisfont, Hampshire, England * ''Aliens'' (Dark Horse Comics line) * ''The Aliens'' (TV series), 2016 British sci-fi television series * "Aliens" (''Roseanne''), a 1992 television episode

Other uses

* Alien (shipping company), a Russian company * Alien Sun (born 1974), Singaporean actress * ''Alien'', a perfume by Thierry Mugler * Alian District (Alien), in Taiwan