Aliens

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Aliens

R,

1986,

2h 17m,

Sci-Fi/

Horror/

Action/

Adventure

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After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one survivor, a nine-year-old girl named Newt. But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

Critics Consensus

Propelled by a commanding and layered performance from Sigourney Weaver, Aliens trades the original's slow burn dread for tightly orchestrated action and visceral thrills to stand as a sequel worthy of its predecessor.

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Jeff Millar

Houston Chronicle

Jun 25, 2026

Aliens is a knockabout. It's one of a small handful of sequels that, as entertainment, approach their progenitors' value.

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Michael Healy

Denver Post

Jun 25, 2026

The movie lacks some of the original's ability to shock, but it makes up for it with great action. It is less horrific than "Alien," but more exciting.

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Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Jun 25, 2026

Cameron isn't has poetic or visually imaginative as Scott was, but there's juice and macabre humor in "Aliens."

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Dann Gire

Chicago Daily Herald

Aug 10, 2026

3.5/4

Harrowing, relentless, pulse-pounding combat movie in space.

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Philip Shropshire

New Pittsburgh Courier

Jul 28, 2026

Vitality is everything, as English writer Thomas Carlyle once said. And this film, as well as Cameron's Terminator, has that quality.

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Marsha Fottler

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Jul 7, 2026

"Aliens" is at least as good and probably better than its 1979 predecessor.

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Apr 15, 2019

A masterclass in action and sci-Fi however, it doesn't live up to the terror and stylistic integrity of Ridley scott's Original horror.

Ron R

Apr 13, 2019

Love this Movie. Has held up really well against father time. Watching the directors cut is definitely the way to go. it explains in more detail how the colony became over run, as well as why the Aliens didn't just bust though the med-lab/operations barricades to overtake the remaining Marines (like they did the colonists before them.). It also does a deeper dive into the psychological reasons of why Ripley goes back for Newt and wont abandon/leave her. behind

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Hagrid W

Apr 12, 2019

Even though the first installment is better, Aliens is still the perfect follow up. Great buildup of tension for some awesome final scenes.

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Finn W

Apr 3, 2019

James Cameron's sequel to Alien is more so a directorial re-imaging then a proper sequel, where elements of horror are now replaced with action. The premises remains largely the same, An apex killing machine (now multiple) hunts down a crew. However, Camerons world building and directorial story telling allow the equal to stand shoulder and shoulder with the original.

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Han G

Apr 3, 2019

still one of the best

Leia S

Mar 31, 2019

best aliens movie by far.

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James Cameron

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Sigourney Weaver

Lt. Ellen Ripley

Carrie Henn

Rebecca "Newt" Jorden

Michael Biehn

Corporal Dwayne Hicks

Paul Reiser

Carter J. Burke

Lance Henriksen

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Synopsis

After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one survivor, a nine-year-old girl named Newt. But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

Director: James Cameron
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $77.6M
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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