Aliens (1986)
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 12 of 29 science fiction films by recommenders
Praised as a sci-fi action masterpiece with iconic set pieces. Caveat: excessive noise reduction erases image texture.
Praised as a sci-fi action masterpiece with iconic set pieces. Caveat: excessive noise reduction erases image texture.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Acclaimed as a sci-fi masterpiece
“Alien and Aliens were masterpieces”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)” “Alien and Aliens were good.”
Comment from 30 Aug 2026 in “Memo to Ridley Scott: no one needs more Alien: Covenant movies” Better written than later franchise films
“it's inarguable that Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and Terminator 2 are all better written than the Avatar films”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Genie 4” “nothing as solid as those”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix” Influential template for action sci-fi
“Doom and Quake films are begging to just be reskinned Aliens”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Hollywood's Video Game Era Is Here. Will It Be Any Good?” “he just changed the genre from horror to action”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)” Iconic action set pieces
“I believe the movie Aliens (1986) has one of the best movie uses of auto turrets.”
Comment from 1 Apr 2026 in “Ukrainian Drone Holds Position for 6 Weeks” “he just changed the genre from horror to action”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Excessive noise reduction flattens image texture
“the excessive noise reduction sucks all the texture out of the image”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Pirating the Pirates”
Other science fiction films people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Runner | 54 | 11 | 83% | 10 | 34 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | 35 | 2 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Jurassic Park (1993 film) | 32 | 7 | 82% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Fifth Element | 24 | 3 | 89% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Aliens (1986)This page | 10 | 2 | 83% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's inarguable that Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and Terminator 2 are all better written than the Avatar films”
“the excessive noise reduction sucks all the texture out of the image”
“Alien and Aliens were good.”
“But you could just watch Aliens.”
“Doom and Quake films are begging to just be reskinned Aliens”
“I believe the movie Aliens (1986) has one of the best movie uses of auto turrets.”
“Aliens is still going, long after it's reanimated corpse was overplayed.”
“nothing as solid as those”
“That doesn't spoil my enjoyment of Aliens, which ends on a triumphant note.”
“Alien and Aliens were masterpieces”
“he just changed the genre from horror to action”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.