They Live
Movie • 1988 • Sci-Fi
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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.
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No, but a character describes in some detail an instance when his father abusing him as a child
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Are there abusive parents?
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There is mention of the protagonist’s abusive father when he was young, but nothing is shown.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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The whole human race
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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No, but a character describes wearing the sunglasses that allow one to see reality as being like taking a drug in a way that was seemingly referencing his prior drug use.
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NO BUT a woman is having sex with someone she thinks is human only for the illusion to be lifted and she realizes that she is having sex with an alien. It's meant to be funny, but the humor comes from a woman having an upsetting sexual experience.
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No, but there are humanoid creatures with deformed eyes.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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One character repeatedly knees a man's groin.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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No, but there are humanoid creatures with deformed teeth.
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Is there amputation?
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There is an amputee, there is not an amputation.
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Does someone break a bone?
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It wasn't explicitly depicted, but there were some injuries in there that absolutely should have resulted in broken bones.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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A man is seen seizing up after being fatally shot. This may be quite disturbing.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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No but a character does take a big fall after being pushed out of a window. They live.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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Multiple times throughout the movie
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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A blind man is played by someone who is not blind
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Family
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Is someone kidnapped?
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It's pretty offensive. The main character kidnaps a woman at gunpoint and makes her drive him around and ultimately to go back to her place. Later she encounters him and apologizes for having defended herself as if she was in the wrong and he condescendingly tells her it's ok. No concern is expressed for her, and the handful of lines that she has are almost the only lines spoken by a woman the whole movie.
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Is there audio gore?
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lots of punching sounds. idk if it's really gore, its much more cartoonish than most other horror movie violence
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Law Enforcement
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literally the opposite.
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In the-to save the world kinda way
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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the entire film is very unstable
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There are flashing cop cars throughout theovie.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Effectively, yes. Technically, a lot of other nameless background characters die all over the place which is why some people are voting no, but the first really developed character to die is Black. That said, it's two minutes from the end, so it's not quite the same as when it happens early on to create suspense for the surviving white characters, but it felt a little trope-y when it happened.
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Sex
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Are there nude scenes?
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Near the end a woman can be seen having sex though it is done so in a humourous manner.
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Is there sexual content?
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There is a completely unnecessary sex scene at the end of the movie, and you can see the woman's breasts.
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Is someone homeless?
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a good chunk of the first act portrays homeless people and shows intense violence against them and their camp
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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The hero doesn't make it, but he reveals the alien conspiracy to the human race (or, at least, to LA)
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Violence
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Many shootings, with some blood splatters. Typical action movie violence.
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Is there gun violence?
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Like a LOT. Not a good one if that's a trigger for you.
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