All Premium Features are FREE for the rest of 2023!
The Filmaholic
Close
73

Aliens

18th July 1986
2h 17m
James Cameron

Aliens is a 1986 Action Sci-Fi film released on 18th July; James Cameron directed the film which stars Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, and Bill Paxton. The film is a sequel to the 1979 film Alien and got it's own sequel, Alien 3, in 1992. The film was a box office success, earning a profit of $164,816,455 on its budget.

9.5
MetaCritic
84
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
IMDb
8.3

Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?

If you started watching this film now, it would finish at approximately 3:43pm.

Cast (36)

Sigourney Weaver's profile Sigourney Weaver Ellen Ripley
Age at Filming ≈ 36
Carrie Henn's profile Carrie Henn Rebecca "Newt" Jorden
Age at Filming ≈ 9
Lance Henriksen's profile Lance Henriksen Bishop
Age at Filming ≈ 45
Paul Reiser's profile Paul Reiser Carter J. Burke
Age at Filming ≈ 28
William Hope's profile William Hope Lt. Scott Gorman
Age at Filming ≈ 30
Michael Biehn's profile Michael Biehn Cpl. Dwayne Hicks
Age at Filming ≈ 29
Mark Rolston's profile Mark Rolston Pvt. Mark Drake
Age at Filming ≈ 29
Daniel Kash's profile Daniel Kash Pvt. Daniel Spunkmeyer
Age at Filming ≈ 26
Mac McDonald's profile Mac McDonald Al Simpson
Age at Filming ≈ 37
Tom Woodruff Jr.'s profile Tom Woodruff Jr. Salvager
Age at Filming ≈ 26
Ricco Ross's profile Ricco Ross Pvt. Ricco Frost
Age at Filming ≈ 25
Jay Benedict's profile Jay Benedict Newt's Father
Age at Filming ≈ 34
Bob Sherman
Age at Filming ≈ 45
Jenette Goldstein's profile Jenette Goldstein Pvt. Jenette Vasquez
Age at Filming ≈ 25
Alec Gillis's profile Alec Gillis
Age at Filming ≈ 26
William Armstrong's profile William Armstrong Lydecker
Age at Filming ≈ 31
Eddie Powell's profile Eddie Powell
Age at Filming ≈ 58
Stuart Milligan's profile Stuart Milligan Salvage Team Leader
Age at Filming ≈ 32
Blain Fairman Doctor
Age at Filming ≈ 44
Paul Maxwell's profile Paul Maxwell Van Leuwen
Age at Filming ≈ 64
Al Matthews's profile Al Matthews Sgt. Al Apone
Age at Filming ≈ 43
Alan Polonsky's profile Alan Polonsky Insurance Man
Alibe Parsons's profile Alibe Parsons Med Tech
Age at Filming ≈ 40
Chris Webb's profile Chris Webb
Age at Filming ≈ 48
Barbara Coles Cocooned Woman
Trevor Steedman Pvt. Trevor "Ski" Wierzbowski
Age at Filming ≈ 31
Tip Tipping's profile Tip Tipping Pvt. Tim Crowe
Age at Filming ≈ 27
Elizabeth Inglis's profile Elizabeth Inglis Amanda Ripley-Mclaren
Age at Filming ≈ 72
Holly De Jong's profile Holly De Jong Newt's Mother
Age at Filming ≈ 35
John Lees's profile John Lees Power Loader Operator
Age at Filming ≈ 43
Colette Hiller's profile Colette Hiller Cpl. Colette Ferro
Cynthia Dale Scott's profile Cynthia Dale Scott Cpl. Cynthia Dietrich

Watch Aliens (1986) online

Updated: 19th Jan 2024, 10:07am

Max sub Starz Apple TV Channel sub DIRECTV sub Apple TV Amazon Video Google Play Movies YouTube Vudu Microsoft Store DIRECTV AMC on Demand

Production Companies

Brandywine Productions SLM Production Group

Connected Films

Alien poster
Follows
Alien 3 poster
Followed By

Part of the Boxset

Alien

Aliens Content Advisories

Aliens Stats

Cast Age

Estimated Ages At Time of Filming

3% 0-12
25% 20-29
25% 30-39
19% 40-49
3% 50-59
3% 60-69
3% 70-79
19% Unknown

Cast Genders

Who Is Most Represented

31% Female
69% Male

Good/Bad Characters

More Heroes of Villains?

6% Good
94% Unknown

Character Types

What Characters Feature

3% Warrant Officer
3% Marine
94% Unknown

Aliens FAQ

When was Aliens released?

Aliens was released on Friday July 18th, 1986.

Who plays the lead role(s) in Aliens?

The lead role is played by Sigourney Weaver in the role of Ellen Ripley.

How much did Aliens cost to make?

The budget was $18,500,000.

How much money did Aliens make?

The worldwide revenue was $183,316,455.

Is Aliens on Netflix?

No, Aliens is not currently available on Netflix in the United States

Is Aliens on Amazon Prime?

No, Aliens is not currently available on Amazon Prime in the United States

Is Aliens on Disney Plus?

No, Aliens is not currently available on Disney+ in the United States