Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
- android
- smuggling (contraband)
- dystopia
- mercenary
- sequel
- alien
- betrayal
- cloning
- creature
- scientist
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Gary Dourdan — Christie
- Michael Wincott — Elgyn
- Kim Flowers — Hillard
- Dan Hedaya — General Perez
- J.E. Freeman — Dr. Wren
- Brad Dourif — Gediman
- Raymond Cruz — Distephano
- Leland Orser — Purvis
- Carolyn Campbell — Anesthesiologist
- Marlene Bush — Scientist
- David St. James — Surgeon
- Directed
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Written
- Joss Whedon
Production
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 · 5,733 ratings
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1979Alien
Where it starts.
Aliens
1986
Alien³
1992
Alien Resurrection
1997 · You’re here
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
