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•1h 33m•

★7.3(3,269 ratings)

Science 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.

Director

John Carpenter

Writers

John Carpenter

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Main Cast

Roddy Piper

John Nada

Keith David

Frank Armitage

Meg Foster

Holly Thompsen

George Buck Flower

Drifter

Peter Jason

Gilbert

Raymond St. Jacques

Street Preacher

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Movie Information

Original Title:

They Live

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Budget:

$4,000,000

Revenue:

$13,000,000

Production Companies:

Alive Films

Larry Franco Productions

Official Website

Movie Information

Original Title:

They Live

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Budget:

$4,000,000

Revenue:

$13,000,000

Production Companies:

Alive Films

Larry Franco Productions

Official Website

Main Cast

Roddy Piper

John Nada

Keith David

Frank Armitage

Meg Foster

Holly Thompsen

George Buck Flower

Drifter

Peter Jason

Gilbert

Raymond St. Jacques

Street Preacher

🗣️ Language Support

Available in Your Region (US):

🇺🇸 English

All Available Languages:

🌍 Bulgarian1 region

🌍 Croatian1 region

🇨🇿 Czech1 region

🇩🇰 Danish1 region

🇳🇱 Dutch1 region

🇺🇸 English1 region

🌍 Estonian1 region

🇫🇮 Finnish1 region

🇫🇷 French2 regions

🇩🇪 German1 region

🌍 Greek1 region

🌍 Hebrew1 region

🇭🇺 Hungarian1 region

🇮🇹 Italian1 region

🇯🇵 Japanese1 region

🇰🇷 Korean1 region

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