Aliens

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Aliens

R

Released Jul 18, 1986

2h 17m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Action

Adventure

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After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) 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 (Carrie Henn). But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

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Critics Consensus

While Alien was a marvel of slow-building, atmospheric tension, Aliens packs a much more visceral punch, and features a typically strong performance from Sigourney Weaver.

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Scott Cain

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Let's not mince words: Aliens is the greatest horror movie since Frankenstein. Here is a rare instance in which a sequel is infinitely superior to the original. Alien, the 1979 thriller, now seems like a preliminary sketch.

Jul 30, 2024

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Mike McGrady

Newsday

Cameron is a master of machinery and weaponry, a technical wizard who replaces Scott's refinement with his own kind of muscularity... But with either film, you leave the theater drained, physically exhausted, well-rewarded for all your suffering.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 30, 2024

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Jay Maeder

New York Daily News

The long-awaited sequel to Alien proves to be an extraordinary treat, as perfectly realized a thrill-a-second screamer as has ever come along.

Rated: 4/4

Jul 30, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

From the small character details to the massive set-pieces, Cameron expands the Alien mythology and switches sub genres seamlessly. It truly is a perfect sequel.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 16, 2024

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

[James Cameron] takes the franchise in another direction by raising the stakes and turning the sequel into an action-packed, war epic [while] retaining the dread-inducing feel and tone of the first movie.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 15, 2024

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Lou Lumenick

Bergen Record (New Jersey)

What can I say? Aliens is the scariest and most exciting movie I've seen in several years. My adrenalin was still racing an hour later. It's involving. It has well-drawn characters. It has consistency. And Sigourney Weaver gives a dazzling performance.

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M B

Best of the best sci fi horror action movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/25

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Thomas G

Sigourney Weaver delivers an amazing performance in a brilliantly paced, tense thriller. A must see film for all fans of scifi

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Josh A

This film isn't as good as the original, but it's still great and I can see why some find it better. It's a film that, instead of going for more of the same, went for bigger and bolder. It went for spectacle, essentially. And I think it did it well. Nothing better to do than to get right into it, I guess. This is pretty much a natural evolution of Alien's story. Ripley goes into stasis, so what happens when she wakes up? This happens. They could go anywhere with it, as she could wake up anywhere, so they made her wake up in an action movie where marines go to LV426 to save people. It's interesting and well done, as it's entertaining. And the Queen Xenomorph felt natural as a villain, and I liked her. Speaking of, this movie really lives up to its title. There are multiple aliens this time, and it ramps up the stakes. It also leads to a great scene with a room full of alien eggs, where the Queen Xenomorph is. There's also the idea that there's more Xenomorphs than you'd think, and maybe there's more for future sequels. There is. That's why Alien 3 exists. Also Newt was cool, and it had a nice hopeful ending that I liked. Even if Alien 3 kinda changes how you see it, its still a great ending to the story. Overall, a great sequel to Alien with a lot of great action sequences.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Nick M

In my opinion the weakest of all of the Alien franchise, no substance purely aesthetic offering in typical Cameron fashion, bigger does not equal better. The very poorly trained special forces commandos I find irritating throughout which is a shame because Lars Henrikson is an awesome Android character.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Steven D

I'll cut right to the chase. Buckle up! Because this is the best most action packed action sci-fi horror film ever made. The best practical special effects of all time. This is one of the best movies ever made. Hands down! It takes its predecessor and turns it up 100 notches.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Nikita E

A cliche loaded disgrace to the first movie in my opinnion. Stupid Hollywood Action-Movie with screaming kids, instead of a grandios Sci-Fi/Horror Movie that invented a whole new genre.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) 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 (Carrie Henn). 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
Screenwriter: James Cameron, David Giler
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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