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Aliens

57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off against the sinister extraterrestrials. But this time, the aliens have taken over a space colony on the moon LV-426. When the colonial marines are called upon to search the deserted space colony, they later find out that they are up against more than what they bargained for. Using specially modified machine guns and enough firepower, it's either fight or die as the space marines battle against the aliens. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Horror), release year 1986, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Aliens

57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off against the sinister extraterrestrials. But this time, the aliens have taken over a space colony on the moon LV-426. When the colonial marines are called upon to search the deserted space colony, they later find out that they are up against more than what they bargained for. Using specially modified machine guns and enough firepower, it's either fight or die as the space marines battle against the aliens.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Adventure, Horror), release year 1986, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1986
  • Released 18 Jul 1986
  • Runtime 137 minutes
  • Content rating R
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.4/10 from 839,261 votes
  • Metascore 84/100
  • Genres Action, Adventure, Horror
  • Languages English, Spanish
  • Countries United Kingdom, United States

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn

Direction and writing

Directed by: James Cameron

Written by: James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill

Awards and recognition

Won 2 Oscars. 20 wins & 25 nominations total

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