They Look Like People

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They Look Like People

2015

1h 20m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A troubled man suspects people around him are turning into evil creatures, and wonders if he should protect his only friend from an impending war or from himself.

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

An effective and unsettling neuro-psychological thriller

Feb 26, 2016

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

Everything really ties together perfectly... it is a tension-building, terrifying movie and sometimes reality is more scary than fiction.

Rated: 8/10

Apr 30, 2021

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

They Look Like People is a remarkable first film and it keeps us guessing right up to the end, with multiple possible sources of catastrophe.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 3, 2019

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Kat Hughes

THN

A tense psychological thriller with two of the most endearing best friends since Bill and Ted. They Look Like People is what would happen if Donnie Darko grew up.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 27, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

An intriguing if not-entirely-successful horror effort...

Rated: 2.5/4

May 9, 2018

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

It seems destined for cult status. [Full review in Portuguese.]

Rated: 5/5

Jun 19, 2016

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I can't give an accurate opinion here without including a ***SPOILER***, so there's your warning. This is not a horror movie or even a triller really. This movie is about mental illness. Period. The actors did a great job, and I'd like to see them in other things (sincerely), but I'm not gonna lie - if I'd known going in that this film was simply about schizophrenia I wouldn't have taken the time for it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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Douglass K

If you are looking at movies dealing with schizophrenia then it goes into depth about how people can get at their worst. Suspenseful? Yes! Horror? No! Would I recommend it? Also No!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Gabriel T

This is one of these happy cases when a movie manages to do a lot with few resources. No jump scares needed, just overwhelming tension and dread. I love those movies where you don't know what is really happening because stirring up doubt is a really effective way to make a great psychological horror

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Melissa L

Audiences should be rating this movie much higher than they are. IMDB and the professional critics agree. This is a very well-acted movie...in the vein of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," but a little different it. I recommend it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Ava L

Don’t listen to The reviews. This movie was bad, not thrilling or scary at all. Nothing happens until the last five minutes and it’s still not good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Paul M

A solid foray into the psychologically disturbing. This is a slow burn that will carve itself into your bones. Despite being low budget the acting is great. My main problem is the ending seemed to be a little to anticlimactic for what it was preparing the viewer for. It walked right up to the line before turning around and walking the other direction.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Synopsis

A troubled man suspects people around him are turning into evil creatures, and wonders if he should protect his only friend from an impending war or from himself.

Director: Perry Blackshear
Producer: Perry Blackshear, MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Kimberly Parker
Screenwriter: Perry Blackshear
Production Co: They Look Like People
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m

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