While it's well known that the Metroid series was heavily influenced by Ridley Scott's Alien it could be argued that Super Metroid is perhaps the most cinematic of Samus' early adventures.

these are the best Ridley Scott movies to stream right now! Alien changed the game for science fiction storytelling, both in movies and even in video games (think Nintendo’s Metroid franchise).

Expect Samus to aim with surgical accuracy—no more struggling with gyro drift while Ridley eats your face. And let’s be real—after years of Metroid being the cool series that Nintendo forgot ...