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’, and ‘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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Rialto Recommends: They Live. John Carpenter’s cult classic blends sci-fi, satire, and rebellion as one man uncovers a hidden alien elite controlling humanity through consumerism and control. Funny, fierce, and forever relevant. A cinematic wake-up call that still hits hard.