They Live

About They Live

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.

They Live (1988) is a science fiction thriller film directed by John Carpenter. Its themes are alien invasion, philosophical, thoughtful, and biting.

Roddy Piper appears as John Nada, Keith David as Frank Armitage, Meg Foster as Holly Thompsen, and George Buck Flower as Drifter. Released in November 1988, it runs 93 minutes.

The screenplay is by John Carpenter. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Suicide Squad, Alien³, and Idiocracy make useful companions to They Live, all filed under absurd, aggressive, and alien. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 3,682 votes and it carries a R rating.