Alien
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Event Horizon
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About 1997 film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
Genres fantasy, action, horror, adventure, science fiction, splatter, speculative fiction, science fiction horror, supernatural horror, psychological horror
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
Written by Philip Eisner
Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Jason Isaacs, Joely Richardson, Kathleen Quinlan, Sean Pertwee, Richard T. Jones, Noah Huntley
Music Michael Kamen
Runtime 92 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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