

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18.5M
- Box office
- $183.3M
- Language
- English
- android
- space marine
- extraterrestrial technology
- spaceman
- space travel
- settler
- colony
- cryogenics
- vacuum
- space colony
- warrior woman
- sequel
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRWestwood, California14 Jul 1986
- TheatricalR18 Jul 1986
- PhysicalRSpecial Collector's Edition LaserDisc18 Dec 1991
- PhysicalRSpecial Edition & The Alien Legacy Box Set DVD1 Jun 1999
- PhysicalRAlien Quadrilogy (Theatrical Cut and Special Edition)2 Dec 2003
- PhysicalR30th Anniversary Edition (Theatrical Cut and Special Edition)13 Sept 2016
- PhysicalRUltimate Collector's Edition (Theatrical Cut and Special Edition)12 Mar 2024
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1829 Aug 1986
- Physical18VHS29 Apr 1987
- Physical18DVD15 May 2000
- Physical18Blu-ray30 Jan 2012
- Theatrical15Special Edition (Director’s Cut)26 Apr 2023
- Physical184k Ultra HD Blu-ray22 Apr 2024
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM6 Nov 1986
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A18 Jul 1986
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1418 Dec 1986
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1531 Oct 1986
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1831 Oct 1986
FranceFR
- Theatrical128 Oct 1986
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1612 Nov 1986
GreeceGR
- Theatrical22 Jan 1987
HungaryHU
- Theatrical187 Apr 1988
- Theatrical18Special Edition15 Jan 2015
- Theatrical184K Assembly Special Edition30 Mar 2023
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1819 Sept 1986
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Aliens was released on 18 July 1986.
Audience reviews
14- R8.5/10
Rob
8/5/2015
One of my all time favorites. It still contains some of the drama and suspense of the first but with far more action leading to what I find a far more appealing storyline. As with Cameron's movies he makes you feel for the core characters from the start rather than just a bunch of 'bad ass' marines (Although they are). The progression of Ripley was really defined by this movie the 'brave but scared' Ripley of Alien i…
- P8/10
Patrick E. Abe
10/20/2016
"Ripley and the Soldiers" can be found in two versions: the short version that cuts from Midway station directly to the Weyland-Yutani hearing, and the "director's cut" which cuts to a waiting room with a wall size "scenery channel" display. When I first saw the short version, I wondered how Ripley was able to make an immediate connection with Newt. "Sister solidarity" sounded bogus, and the "director's cut" cleared…
- C4/10
Charles Dance
2/19/2017
**The Disney film of the franchise** A basic shoot 'em up that comes complete with soldiers greasing up and watching each others muscles and also added an annoying kid straight out of Oliver Twist. Cameron took everything Ridley Scott slowly built up and tossed it in the trash can to make a cheap shot Stallone/ Schwarzenegger style action fiasco. People who like this one tend to not be fans of horror movies …
- J10/10
John Chard
9/28/2018
My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are. Ripley has been found in deep space by a salvage ship and brought back to a space station to be awoken from her 57 year sleep. Here she is mortified to find that the planet on which herself and her now deceased Nostromo crew found the Alien, LV-426, has been colonised by Weyland-Yutani Company. Suffice to say that when The Company represen…
- A4/10
AmazoniaNOTAmazon
10/23/2019
How Disappointing ! This movie, Aliens (1986) is a real fiasco. Especially compared to Alien (1979). James Cameron ruined the spirit and soul of Alien for several reasons. The first one, according to me, is that, unlike Alien, he is using too many characters. Almost all of the actors are lacking of charism, even Sigourney Weaver. The soldiers show more muscles than intelligence and this is not reality, it is…
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