The sequel to what is well-regarded as one of the best and most influential sci-fi movies of all time is making major noise on streaming.Aliens, which was directed byJames Cameronand is a direct sequel toRidley Scott’sAlien, has jumped into the top 10 movies on Hulu, currently sitting at the #3 spot.Aliensis likely enjoying a push from the success ofAlien: Romulus, the most recentAlienfilm, which is set between Scott and Cameron’s movies and has also beenenjoying major success at the box office.AliensstarsSigourney Weaveras Ellen Ripley,Paul Reiseras Burke,Michael Biehnas Corporal Hicks,Carrie Hennas Newt, andBill Paxtonas Private Hudson, and the film currently sits at nearly perfect and equal scores of 94% from both critics and audiences onRotten Tomatoes.
The screenplay forAlienswas written byWalter Hill,David Giler, and James Cameron, withDan O’BannonandRonald Shusetteach receiving a writing credit for their work creating the characters. Cameron also directed the film, and it is still to this day regarded as some of his finest work, and a film many feel is the strongest in theAlienfranchise. Cameron has also found success with many of his other projects, includingTitanic, which was the highest-grossing movie of all time until another of Cameron’s films,Avatar, passed it. Cameron then produced theAvatarfranchise, which has two movies that haveboth grossed more than $2 billion worldwide, along withTitanic, meaning he directed three of the six movies to ever cross the $2 billion mark.
What Else Is Popular To Watch on Hulu?
According toFlixPatrol,How to Train Your Dragon, the classic animated movie starringGerard Butlerwhich also has a live-action adaptation on the way, is one of the most popular movies to stream on Hulu. 2016’sSuicide Squad, whichWill Smithstars in alongsideMargot Robbie, is also one of the top movies on Hulu. The film was also rebooted in 2021 whenJames Gunntook over as director, whileDavid Ayerhelmed the original.Christian Bale’s team-up withSam WorthingtoninTerminator Salvationalso remains one of the most popular movies on Hulu, withTrainwreckandRiofilling out the rest of the top 10.
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Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
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