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Aliens

Name: Aliens
Director: James Cameron
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-07-18
Duration: 2h 17m
Rating: 7.969
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen

United States

"This time it's war."

1986 2h 17m English

80%

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11,292 votes

Action Thriller Science Fiction

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Action Thriller Science Fiction

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Overview

Fifty-seven years after drifting through the void in hypersleep, Ellen Ripley wakes up to find Earth has moved on without her. The sole survivor of the Nostromo disaster now faces a corporate board that wants to bury the truth about the alien organism she encountered. Instead of accepting their silence, she agrees to lead a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426 when they discover a colony there has gone silent.

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Top Cast

Sigourney Weaver

Ripley

Carrie Henn

Newt

Michael Biehn

Corporal Hicks

Paul Reiser

Burke

Lance Henriksen

Bishop

Bill Paxton

Private Hudson

William Hope

Lieutenant Gorman

Jenette Goldstein

Private Vasquez

Al Matthews

Sergeant Apone

Mark Rolston

Private Drake

Ricco Ross

Private Frost

Colette Hiller

Corporal Ferro

Crew

Director

James Cameron

Writers

James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon

Composer

James Horner

Cinematographer

Adrian Biddle

Producer

Gale Anne Hurd

Keywords

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