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'''Alien''' most commonly refers to: 

* [[Extraterrestrial life]], or alien life which does not originate from Earth
* [[Extraterrestrial intelligence]], hypothetical advanced alien life
* [[Alien (law)]], a person in a country who is not a national of that country

'''Alien'''('''s''') or '''The Alien'''('''s''') may also refer to:{{TOC right}}
== Arts and entertainment ==
* [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' (franchise)]], a media franchise
**[[Xenomorph]], the titular alien in the franchise

===Films===
* [[Alien (film)|''Alien'' (film)]], a 1979 film by Ridley Scott
** [[Aliens (film)|''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)|''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
** ''[[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) Australian–Italian science fiction film by Rolf de Heer
* ''[[Alienoid]]'', a 2022 South Korean film
* [[The Alien (2016 film)|''The Alien'' (2016 film)]], a 2016 Mexican film
* [[The Alien (unproduced film)|''The Alien'' (unproduced film)]], an incomplete 1960s Indian–American film

=== Literature ===
*[[Fictional alien life-forms]], extraterrestrials in fiction
====Novels====
* [[Alien novels|''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)|''Aliens'' (Tappan Wright novel)]], a 1902 novel by Mary Tappan Wright
* ''[[Aliens!]]'', a 1980 anthology of science fiction edited by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann
* [[The Alien (novel)|''The Alien'' (novel)]], the eighth book in the ''Animorphs'' series by Katherine Applegate

====Plays====
* [[The Aliens (play)|''The Aliens'' (play)]], a 2010 play by Annie Baker

=== Music ===
==== Albums ====
* [[Alien (Alien album)|''Alien'' (Alien album)]], 1988
* [[Alien (Beam album)|''Alien'' (Beam album)]], 2022
* [[Alien (Northlane album)|''Alien'' (Northlane album)]], 2019
* [[Alien (Strapping Young Lad album)|''Alien'' (Strapping Young Lad album)]], 2005
* [[Alien (soundtrack)|''Alien'' (soundtrack)]], 1979
* ''Alien'', a 1989 EP by [[Tankard (band)|Tankard]]
* [[Aliens (soundtrack)|''Aliens'' (soundtrack)]], 1987
==== Performers ====
* [[Alien (band)]], a 1980s Swedish rock group
* [[The Aliens (Australian band)]], a 1970s new wave group
* The Aliens, the backing band for the American musician Jared Louche on his 1999 solo debut album ''[[Covergirl (Jared Louche and The Aliens album)|Covergirl]]''
* [[The Aliens (Scottish band)]], a 2005–2008 rock group
==== Songs ====
* "Alien", by Atlanta Rhythm from [[Quinella (album)|''Quinella'']], 1981
* "Alien", by [[Beach House]], 2018  
* [[Alien (Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter song)|"Alien" (Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter song)]], 2018
* [[Alien (Britney Spears song)|"Alien" (Britney Spears song)]], 2013
* "Aliens" by BTS from ''[[Arirang (album)|Arirang]]'', 2026
* "Alien", by Bush from ''[[Sixteen Stone]]'', 1994
* "Alien", by Dead Letter Circus from ''[[Dead Letter Circus (EP)|Dead Letter Circus]]'', 2007
* "Alien", by The Devil Wears Prada from ''[[Space (The Devil Wears Prada EP)|Space]]'', 2014
* "Alien", by Erasure from ''[[Loveboat (album)|Loveboat]]'', 2000
* "Alien", by Japan from ''[[Quiet Life]]'', 1979
* "Alien", by Lamb from ''[[Fear of Fours]]'', 1999
* "Alien", by [[Lee Su-hyun]], 2020 
* "Alien", by [[Dennis Lloyd]], 2020 
* "Alien", by the National from ''[[First Two Pages of Frankenstein]]'', 2023
* "Alien", by Nerina Pallot from ''[[Dear Frustrated Superstar]]'', 2001
* "Alien", by P-Model from ''[[Landsale (album)|Landsale]]'', 1980
* "Alien", by Pennywise from ''[[Straight Ahead (Pennywise album)|Straight Ahead]]'', 1999
* "Alien", by Stray Kids from ''[[SKZ-Replay]]'', 2022
* "Alien", by Structures from ''[[Life Through a Window]]'', 2014
* "Alien", by Third Day from ''[[Conspiracy No. 5]]'', 1997
* "Alien", by Thriving Ivory from [[Thriving Ivory (album)|Thriving Ivory]], 2003
* "Alien", by Tokio Hotel from ''[[Humanoid (Tokio Hotel album)|Humanoid]]'', 2009
* [[Aliens (song)|"Aliens" (song)]], by Coldplay, 2017 
* "Aliens", by [[Warlord (California band)|Warlord]], 1984
* "The Alien", by Dream Theater from ''[[A View from the Top of the World]]'', 2021

=== Video games ===
====Based on the 1979 and 1986 films====
* [[Alien (1982 video game)|''Alien'' (1982 video game)]], a 1982 maze game based on the 1979 film
* [[Alien (1984 video game)|''Alien'' (1984 video game)]], based on the 1979 film
* ''[[Alien: Isolation]]'', a 2014 video game based on the ''Alien'' science fiction horror film series

* [[Aliens (1990 video game)|''Aliens'' (1990 video game)]], a game by Konami, based on the 1986 film
* [[Aliens: The Computer Game (UK Version)|''Aliens: The Computer Game'' (UK Version)]], a 1986 game by Electric Dreams based on the 1986 film
* [[Aliens: The Computer Game (US Version)|''Aliens: The Computer Game'' (US Version)]], a 1986 game by Activision based on the 1986 film of the same name
* {{crossref|printworthy=y|See also: [[List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games|List of ''Alien'', ''Predator'', and ''Alien vs. Predator'' games]]}}

====Other video games====
* [[Aliens (1982 video game)|''Aliens'' (1982 video game)]], a text-only clone of ''Space Invaders'' written for the CP/M operating system on the Kaypro computer

=== Other media ===
* [[Alien (Armenian TV series)|''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]]'', a science fiction horror television series in the franchise by Noah Hawley
* [[Alien (sculpture)|''Alien'' (sculpture)]], a 2012 work by David Breuer-Weil, in Mottisfont, Hampshire, England
* [[Aliens (Dark Horse Comics line)|''Aliens'' (Dark Horse Comics line)]]
* [[Aliens (Roseanne)|"Aliens" (''Roseanne'')]], a 1992 television episode
* [[The Alien (Auf Wiedersehen, Pet)|"The Alien" (''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'')]], a 1984 television episode 
* [[The Aliens (TV series)|''The Aliens'' (TV series)]], 2016 British sci-fi television series
* [[Aliens (Star Trek Roleplaying Game)|''Aliens'' (Star Trek Roleplaying Game)]], published 2003

== Botany ==
* [[Alien species]], adventive or introduced species; a species not native to its environment
** Adventive plants or [[alien plant]]s, species that are foreign to the native flora

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

==Other uses==
* [[Enemy alien]], a person in a country who is not a national of that country specifically during a time of war
* [[Alien UFO technologies]], speculative hypothesis that some UFOs are alien spacecraft
* [[Alien (shipping company)]], a Russian company
* [[Alian District]] (Alien), a rural district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
* [[Alien Sun]] (born 1974), Singaporean actress
* ''Alien'', a perfume by [[Thierry Mugler#Fragrances|Thierry Mugler]]

== See also ==
* [[Alians]], an Islamic order
* [[Alien Project (disambiguation)]]
* [[Alien 4 (disambiguation)]]
* [[Alien vs. Predator (disambiguation)]]
* [[Allen (disambiguation)]]
* [[Astrobiology]], the study of hypothetical alien life
* ''[[ATLiens]]'', a 1996 album by OutKast
* [[Predator (disambiguation)]]
* [[UFO (disambiguation)]]
* [[Unidentified flying object (disambiguation)]]
* [[Outsider (disambiguation)]]
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