Alien
For the colder, quieter nightmare that came first.
#6favourite
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Aliens
Ripley returns to the world she escaped, this time with a squad of Colonial Marines and a promise that the nightmare can be contained. It cannot.
8.0TMDB community score
What it’s about — and how it feels
Aliens is the rare sequel that changes the equation without losing the original’s dread. It rewards viewers who want competence under pressure, a fiercely human centre and action that keeps tightening the screws instead of merely getting louder.
Survival under pressureTactile creature effectsFound-family squadRelentless pacing
Where it stands
#6
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Details
- Directed by
- James Cameron
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Starring
- Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn
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