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1986 • 2h 17min • R • Science Fiction, Action, Thriller

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.

IMDb 8.4

RT 98%

MC 84

Director

James Cameron

Composer

James Horner

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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

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