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•R•1h 33m•7.3•Released
Science FictionActionThriller
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
Writer
John Carpenter
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$13M
Languages
English
Studio
Alive Films
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
Jason Robards III
Family Man
John Lawrence
Bearded Man
Susan Barnes
Brown Haired Woman
Sy Richardson
Black Revolutionary
Wendy Brainard
Family Man's Daughter
Lucille Meredith
Female Interviewer
Susan Blanchard
Ingenue
Norman Alden
Foreman
Dana Bratton
Black Junkie
Production
Company
Alive Films
Company
Larry Franco Productions
Producer
Larry Franco
Recommended
7.3
Bugonia
2025
6
Extinction
2018
6.3
Predator 2
1990
6.3
Riddick
2013
6.2
Occupation: Rainfall
2020
6.6
Long Distance
2024
6.3
Afterburn
2025
5.9
The 5th Wave
2016
6.1
Osiris
2025
6.8
The War of the Worlds
1953
7.1
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026
6.3
The Purge
2013
6
Ick
2025
6.5
Attack the Block
2011
6.8
Demolition Man
1993
6.7
Mad Max
1979
6.5
Elysium
2013
7.2
Coherence
2014
6.4
Dark Skies
2013
7.7
The Terminator
1984
Similar Movies
6.8
Space Jam
1996
4.6
Double Dragon
1994
6.3
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
6.7
Signs
2002
6.2
Code 46
2003
6.3
Mr. Destiny
1990
8.1
Metropolis
1927
7.8
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003
8
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
7.6
Twelve Monkeys
1995
7.7
Brazil
1985
6.6
War of the Worlds
2005
6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996
8.2
Memento
2000
7.9
Blade Runner
1982
7.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
7.9
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
7.2
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
6.8
Armageddon
1998
6.5
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987