Aliens

"This time it's war."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.0/10

10,696 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Sound Editing

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Actress

Best Sound

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

Best Original Score

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 2 nominations

Won

Best Special Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Sound

Best Makeup and Hair

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Saturn Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Best Science Fiction Film

Best Director

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

Nominated

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$183.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$164.8M

ROI: +891%

Budget Recovery991% of budget

$0|Budget: $18.5M|Revenue: $183.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

148.1K

Daily Avg

2.5K

7-Day Trend

-5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pinewood Studios

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

USS SulacoAcheronHadley's Hope

Time Period

2179

Themes & Subjects

#extraterrestriallife

Series & Franchise

Part of

Alien

Timeline

Prequel

Alien

1979

This Movie

Characters

William Hudson

Played by Bill Paxton

Cynthia Dietrich

Played by Cynthia Dale Scott

Ricco Frost

Played by Ricco Ross

Jenette Vasquez

Played by Jenette Goldstein

Bishop

Played by Lance Henriksen

Carter Burke

Played by Paul Reiser

Newt Jorden

Played by Danielle Edmond

Al Apone

Played by Al Matthews

Mark Drake

Played by Mark Rolston

Daniel Spunkmeyer

Played by Daniel Kash

Scott Gorman

Played by William Hope

Tim Crowe

Played by Tip Tipping

Colette Ferro

Ellen Ripley

Played by Sigourney Weaver

Dwayne Hicks

Played by Michael Biehn

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Adrian Biddle

Film Editing

Ray Lovejoy

Music / Score

James Horner

Production Design

Peter Lamont

Production Companies

SLM Production GroupBrandywine Productions20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflixInterComDisney+MOKÉP

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Aliens

Available in 103 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Disney Plus, Crave	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Canada14A

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

JapanR18+

Brazil14

+15 more countries

Production

Director

James Cameron

Writers

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

Production Companies

SLM Production Group20th Century FoxBrandywine Productions

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

Tags & Keywords

androidspace marineextraterrestrial technologyspacemanspace travelsettlercolonycryogenicsvacuumspace colonywarrior womanalienspacefemale protagonistcreature

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