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They Live

You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they're people just like you. You're wrong. Dead wrong.

1988★ 7.3 · 3.5K1h 33mScience FictionActionThriller

Overview

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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Cast

Keith David
as Frank Armitage

Meg Foster
as Holly Thompsen

John Carpenter
as Voice That Says 'Sleep' (voice) (uncredited)

Roddy Piper
as John Nada

Peter Jason
as Gilbert

Susan Barnes
as Brown Haired Woman

Larry Franco
as Neighbor

Norman Howell
as Blonde Haired Cop

George Buck Flower
as Drifter

Matt McColm
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Al Leong
as Asian Revolutionary (uncredited)

Jeb Stuart Adams
as Homeless kid (uncredited)

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7.3/ 10

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Release date: 1988-11-04

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $13,000,000

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genres

Science FictionActionThriller

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