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prometheus (2012)

prometheus
Prometheus
R
Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi

Release Date
May 30, 2012
Director
Ridley Scott
Runtime
124
Main Genre
Adventure
Tagline
The search for our beginning could lead to our end.
Franchise
Alien

Summary

Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

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