The Thing
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- Common Sense Age 17+
- Critics Consensus 84%
- UHD
- HDR
- CC
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- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- 1 Hour 48 Minutes
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4.7 • 763 Ratings
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Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.
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- Rent $3.99
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Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: Grimmer and more terrifying than the 1950s take, John Carpenter's The Thing is a tense sci-fi thriller rife with compelling tension and some remarkable make-up effects.
Gory fear fest is a classic the faint-hearted should skip.
Cast & Crew
- Cast
- Kurt Russell
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Producers
- David Foster
- Lawrence Turman
- Larry J. Franco
- Screenwriter
- John Carpenter
- Bill Lancaster
Information
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Genre
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Released
- Copyright
- © 1982 Universal City Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Dolby 5.1, Stereo, CC)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.