Aliens
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.
- Director
- James Cameron
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $183M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How Aliens actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Aliens appears in 10 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
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- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #28
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- Best Action Movies Ranked #28
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- Action Movies Ranked #30
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- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #30
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #34
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- Thriller Movies Ranked #36
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- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #60
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- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #138
Placed at #138 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
6 wins · 13 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 7 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actress
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Film Editing
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
BAFTA Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair
Saturn Awards
2 wins
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Director
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJapan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Aliens returned 9.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $19M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $183M
- Release date
- Jul 18, 1986
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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