They Live
Movie • 1988 • Action
ReportNada, 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.
This movie contains 13 potentially triggering events.
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cosy
There is mention of the protagonist’s abusive father when he was young, but nothing is shown.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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invadermac
The whole human race
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cheezedoodlezz1020
No, but a character describes in some detail an instance when his father abusing him as a child
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Addiction
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
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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Sweet_Gwendolyn
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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Is there amputation?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
There is an amputee, there is not an amputation.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
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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denialol
A man is seen seizing up after being fatally shot. This may be quite disturbing.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
No, but there are humanoid creatures with deformed teeth.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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cheezedoodlezz1020
Multiple times throughout the movie
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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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Is there eye mutilation?
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notgoingtoaddcomments
No, but there are humanoid creatures with deformed eyes.
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Children
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
There are no children in the movie, but two different characters who go on to die mention in passing that they have families with children elsewhere.
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Are there jump scares?
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cheezedoodlezz1020
one instance of a sudden loud explosion during a quiet dialogue scene
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Is there audio gore?
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cheezedoodlezz1020
lots of punching sounds. idk if it's really gore, its much more cartoonish than most other horror movie violence
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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cheezedoodlezz1020
literally the opposite.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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invadermac
In the-to save the world kinda way
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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There are flashing cop cars throughout theovie.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
There is a visibly pregnant woman who is in danger of gun violence, but the movie implies she was able to escape harm.
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Does the black guy die first?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
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
Are there nude scenes?
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Spookfella
Near the end a woman can be seen having sex though it is done so in a humourous manner.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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asugaraddict
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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Social
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cheezedoodlezz1020
a good chunk of the first act portrays homeless people and shows intense violence against them and their camp
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Does it have a sad ending?
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huviks
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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Is there blood/gore?
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denialol
Many shootings, with some blood splatters. Typical action movie violence.
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Is there gun violence?
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Sweet_Gwendolyn
Like a LOT. Not a good one if that's a trigger for you.
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