Film · Science Fiction
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.”
19881h 33mDir John Carpenter7.3TMDB
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.
Top Cast
48 total
Roddy Piper
as John Nada
Keith David
as Frank Armitage
Meg Foster
as Holly Thompsen
George Buck Flower
as Drifter
Peter Jason
as Gilbert
Raymond St. Jacques
as Street Preacher
Jason Robards III
as Family Man
John Lawrence
as Bearded Man
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