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Aliens

1986 · directed by James Cameron · 137 min
26,998 feet · Prominence
85th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredThe 85th highest film on the mountain, and The Rewatchables has never done it.

How this film scores

Draw71

$183m worldwide in 1986 — $552m in today's money.

As released$183mIn 2026 money$552mRank518 of 8,589In 19863 of 117

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise92

Critics 89, awards 59. Half each, so Praise lands at 92.

Critics89 → 44Awards59 → 30

Oscars2 won Visual Effects, Sound Editing5 nominated Actress, Production Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound
Golden Globes1 nominated Actress
BAFTAs1 won Special Visual Effects2 nominated Sound, Makeup and Hair
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy80

Judged directly: Ripley, quoted action classic.

Verdict80 of 100IMDb8.4 from 839kWikipedia88k views a monthAge40 years

Scored beside it · 119 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 71 praise 92 legacy 80averages 81, which places it at26,998 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

Whose apex this is

Sigourney Weaver

In these careers — elevation for this film

Sigourney Weaver23,425 ft