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1Aliens
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2James Cameron
Engineering-driven spectacle fused to survival pressure and emotional clarity Use the filmmaker page to turn one match into a working system across The Terminator and Aliens.
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Aliens
1986James Cameron
There are some places in the universe you don’t go alone.
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They Live
1988John Carpenter
You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall.
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Arrival
2016Denis Villeneuve
Why are they here?
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