They Live
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionhorrormonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarybig & variedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs
"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."
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: an original sci-fi film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking discovery, Nada fights to free humanity from the mind-controlling aliens.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alive Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
