They Live

– Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1988
They Live
They Live (1988)

Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

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Producing Country:
USA
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They Live (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Nov 1988

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

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Plot:

Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

Awards:

3 nominations.

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Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
54%

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