If you loved Aliens, try The Terminator

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by James Cameron, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Action / Science Fiction / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Aliens, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Terminator is

Los Angeles, a rainy night, a lone taxi cab. A cyborg assassin and a human soldier converge on Sarah Connor, their missions locked in a fatal collision. James Cameron's early work already showed a flair for metallic mayhem.

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