Alien³ (1992)

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up based on 6,261 votes. Critics scored it lower at 52%, but audiences disagreed.

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can. Wikipedia ↗

Alien³ is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher in his feature debut, a troubled production that became one of the most contentious films in franchise history. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, whose escape pod crash-lands on Fiorina 161, a desolate prison planet housing a double-Y chromosome work correctional facility populated entirely by violent male convicts who have adopted an apocalyptic religious faith. When a facehugger from the crash produces an alien that begins systematically killing the unarmed prisoners, Ripley must organize the convicts to trap and kill the creature while harboring a devastating personal secret — she is carrying an alien embryo inside her.

Alien³'s production was legendarily hellish — David Fincher, a 27-year-old music video director, battled constantly with the studio over creative control, scripts were rewritten during filming, and the decision to kill fan-favorite characters Hicks and Newt in the opening credits enraged audiences who had watched Ripley fight to save them in Aliens. Despite these conflicts, the finished film contained striking visual compositions, Charles Dance's memorable performance as a sympathetic convict doctor, and one of the franchise's most powerful endings — Ripley's sacrificial swan dive into molten lead. Alien³ earned $159 million worldwide on a $50 million budget, and Fincher largely disowned the film.