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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.
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Built on atmosphere and intensity.
Jump scares
Aliens has 13 jump scares. Compare counts
9.0Overall
Fear7.0
Gore6.0
Atmosphere8.0
Intensity7.6
Genres
adventurescience-fictionhorroractionthriller
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Tone
slow-burndreadfast-paced
Setting
spaceisolated-location
Audience
gateway-horror
Production
practical-effects
Content Warnings
child-endangerment
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Details
Budget$18.5M
Box office$131M
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Starring
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley · Carrie Henn as Newt · Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks · Paul Reiser as Burke · Lance Henriksen as Bishop · Bill Paxton as Private Hudson · William Hope as Lieutenant Gorman · Jenette Goldstein as Private Vasquez
Production
20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, SLM Production Group
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