Aliens

Name: Aliens
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-07-18
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 8

1986 · Movie · R · 137 min · ★ 8.0 · 89% critics

ActionThrillerScience Fiction

After drifting in deep sleep for decades, a lone survivor returns to a world that doubts what she saw. When a distant colony suddenly goes silent, she joins a squad of heavily armed space marines on a mission back to the remote outpost, where fear, suspicion, and a growing threat quickly turn the rescue into a fight to survive.

Also known as Alien 2 · Alien 2: Aliens · Alien II · Aliens: Director's Cut

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Years: 1986
Release date: 1986-07-18
Language: English
Rated: R
Runtime: 137 min
Critic score: 89/100
TMDB rating: 8.0/10 (10,881 votes)
Box office: $131,060,248
Budget: $18,500,000

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bigger, more action-driven sci‑fi thriller with steady tension and a tough hero, in the vein of The Terminator or Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Not for you if you prefer slow, pure horror or minimal gunfire.

Pros: intense action-horror blend; tense, gripping pace; memorable characters | Cons: less scary than original; some predictable beats; a bit long