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They Live (1988)

R ★ 7.3/10 93 min Science Fiction, Action, Thriller United States English
Director: John Carpenter
Novel: Ray Nelson
Screenplay by: John Carpenter
Streaming: Not available
You think they're people just like you... You're wrong. Dead wrong.

Description

A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

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Top Cast

Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper John Nada
Keith David
Keith David Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
Meg Foster Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower
George Buck Flower Drifter
Peter Jason
Peter Jason Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques Street Preacher
Jason Robards III
Jason Robards III Family Man
John Lawrence
John Lawrence Bearded Man

They Live Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Critic Curated

Collider's 50 Essential Action Movies
Collider #048
Entertainment Weeklys Top 50 Cult Movies
Entertainment Weekly #38
Esquire’s 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Esquire #10
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #33
Rolling Stone - The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies
Rolling Stone #43
The Ringers 50 Best Cult Movies
The Ringer #25
The Ringers Best Horror Movies Since 1978
The Ringer #46
The Ringers Horror Oscars
The Ringer #176
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #327

Filmmaker Curation

Adam Wingard's Favorite Movies
Rotten Tomatos #15

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