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They Live

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Poster for the movie "They Live"

They Live (1988)

R 94 min - Science Fiction, Action - 23 November 1988
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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.

Director:  John Carpenter
Writers:  John Carpenter
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Escape from L.A.

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Escape from L.A. (1996)

R 97 min - Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller - 9 August 1996
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This time, a cataclysmic temblor hits Los Angeles, turning it into an island. The president views the quake as a sign from above, expels Los Angeles from the country and makes it a penal colony for those found guilty of moral crimes. When his daughter, part of a resistance movement, steals the control unit for a doomsday weapon, Snake again gets tapped to save the day.

Director:  John Carpenter
Writers:  John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Kurt Russell
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Halloween

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Halloween (1978)

R 91 min - Horror, Thriller - 24 October 1978
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Michael Myers escaped from the Illinois State Mental Hospital after 15 years of treatment for the brutal murder of his sister and has returned to Haddonfield to relieve his crime. What follows is a reign of terror. He came home for Halloween and may return.

Director:  John Carpenter
Writers:  John Carpenter, Debra Hill
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Ghosts of Mars

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Ghosts of Mars (2001)

R 98 min - Action, Horror, Science Fiction - 24 August 2001
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Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge) is a hard nosed police chief in the year 2025. She and a police snatch squad are sent to Mars to apprehend a dangerous criminal James Williams (Ice Cube). Mars has been occupied by humans for some time and they have set up mining facilities. The mining activities on Mars have unleashed the spirits of alien beings who gradually possess the bodies of the workers. It soon turns out that catching the dangerous fugitive takes a back seat as the alien spirits begin to rid their planet of the 'invaders'.

Director:  John Carpenter
Stars:  Natasha Henstridge,...
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Big Trouble in Little China

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Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

PG-13 99 min - Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy - 30 May 1986
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When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.

Director:  John Carpenter
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