Aliens (1986)

Aliens rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.4/10· 839K votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

Metacritic84%

TMDb7.962/10· 11K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.4/10 on IMDb and 84/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Aliens

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.

Cast of Aliens

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  Sigourney Weaver

  as Ripley

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  Carrie Henn

  as Newt

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  Michael Biehn

  as Corporal Hicks

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  Paul Reiser

  as Burke

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  Lance Henriksen

  as Bishop

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  Bill Paxton

  as Private Hudson

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  William Hope

  as Lieutenant Gorman

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  Jenette Goldstein

  as Private Vasquez

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  Al Matthews

  as Sergeant Apone

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  Mark Rolston

  as Private Drake

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  Ricco Ross

  as Private Frost

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  Colette Hiller

  as Corporal Ferro

Aliens facts

Budget

$18.5M

Box office

$183.3M

Collection

Alien Collection

Our take on Aliens

James Cameron's 1986 sequel swaps slow dread for relentless action, sending Ripley back to the alien-infested colony with a squad of marines who are wildly outmatched. Tense, propulsive and anchored by an iconic heroine, it's the rare sequel that rivals its original. If its high-octane terror gripped you, seek out sci-fi action and survival thrillers where outgunned humans fight to make it out alive.