# They Live (1988)

**German title:** Sie leben! - They live!


**Genres:** Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

**Duration:** 89 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [7.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.8](https://letterboxd.com/film/they-live/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 86%, Popcornmeter: 80%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/they_live)

## Description

They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.

## Details

**Premiere:** 04 May 1989

**Director:** John Carpenter

**Cast:** Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, George 'Buck' Flower, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques, Jason Robards III, John Lawrence, Susan Barnes, Sy Richardson, Wendy Brainard, Lucille Meredith

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSVQ975eTBI)

## Showtimes in Munich in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-08-08 (Saturday)

- **[City Kinos](/cinemas/200-city-kinos.md) (Ludwigsvorstadt):** [2026-08-08 21:45](https://www.city-kinos.de/en/films?sort=A-Z&date=2026-08-08&tab=daily)  (OmU)