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.
R 1988 · 93 min · ★ 7.3 (4K) · Science Fiction , Action , Thriller
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.
Directed by John Carpenter · Written by John Carpenter
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Roddy Piper John Nada -
Keith David Frank Armitage -
Meg Foster Holly Thompsen -
George Buck Flower Drifter -
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Raymond St. Jacques Street Preacher -
Jason Robards III Family Man -
John Lawrence Bearded Man -
Susan Barnes Brown Haired Woman -
Sy Richardson Black Revolutionary - W Wendy Brainard Family Man's Daughter
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