Running time: 109 minutes. Rated PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, bloody images and strong language). In theaters Friday. So long, “Venom.” Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

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The Alien franchise is bigger than ever before, with multiple media based on it, including games. The movie originally hit theaters back in 1979 and shook new grounds about ideas of horror from outer ...