Contamination vs They Live
Contamination has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for They Live). They Live is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 47m. They Live is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are action, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contamination
They Live| Contamination | They Live | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Action, Horror, Science Fiction | Action, Science Fiction |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | David Heacock, Neil Chase | John Carpenter |
| Main cast | Elizabeth Chamberlain, Neil Chase, Brandon Horth, S-Raj Kumar, Tyler Sabourin | Keith David, Susan Barnes, Meg Foster, Peter Jason, Sy Richardson |
Synopsis
Contamination
A top secret Alaskan lab goes dark due to an unexplained incident, prompting the military to send a black ops team to recover sensitive data and destroy the lab, only to find their ranks infected with a deadly alien virus.
They Live
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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