They Live (1988), directed by the horror maestro John Carpenter, follows the protagonist, George Nada, and his efforts to save humanity from the socially and economically elite oppressors who want the oppressed to remain subdued and submissive.
Here’s how you can watch and stream They Live (1988) via streaming services such as Peacock.
Is They Live (1988) available to watch via streaming?
Yes, They Live (1988) is available to watch via streaming on Peacock.
When an unemployed wanderer discovers a pair of sunglasses, he stumbles on a jaw-dropping truth and sees the world for what it is. That is, the people on the giving end of the power dynamics and at the helm of the socio-economic and political structure appear as aliens to him who are infiltrating the media with subliminal messages to keep the common people subdued. Shocked by the discovery, he embarks on a journey to save the masses from these horrid manipulations. The film received huge critical acclaim, establishing Carpenter’s status as one of the formidable filmmakers of the horror genre.
Roddy Piper plays George Nada. Other cast members include Meg Foster, Keith David, Sy Richardson, Raymond St. Jacques, and Peter Jason, to name a few.
Watch They Live (1988) streaming via Peacock
They Live (1988) is available to watch on Peacock.
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The official synopsis for They Live (1988) is as follows:
“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.”
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