Is Aliens (1986) scary?

Moderately so — Aliens (1986) mixes scares with other modes. As a alien film, it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 9.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in Aliens (1986)?

Aliens (1986) has 13 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

What age is Aliens (1986) appropriate for?

Aliens (1986) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 7.0/10 for fear, 6.0/10 for gore, and 7.6/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 13 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment.

What are some films like Aliens (1986)?

Films similar to Aliens (1986) on Watch Darkly include Event Horizon (1997), The X-Files (1998), Predator (1987), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Aliens

1986 · R · 2h 17m

This time it's war.

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

Plot summary via TMDB

Release

In theaters: July 18, 1986

Curator Score

9.0

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating · How we score

Built on atmosphere and intensity.

Jump scares

Aliens has 13 jump scares. Compare counts

Age suitability

Aliens is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 7.0/10 for fear and 6.0/10 for gore, and carries one content warning: child endangerment.

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9.0Overall

Fear7.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere8.0

Intensity7.6