# Cocoon: The Return (1988)

> Returning alien friends and senior citizens navigate family ties, pregnancy, aging, and a dangerous cocoon recovery mission in a tender science-fiction sequel.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6277

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction
- Director: Daniel Petrie
- Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver, Maureen Stapleton
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094890/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: gentle, sentimental, wistful, nostalgic movie night, family viewing

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- [Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/1789)
- [Coneheads (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/4787)
- [E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/481)

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