The Thing

It's not human. Yet.

20111h 43mNo ratings yet

Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Horror

Overview

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

Keywords

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based on novel or book
1980s
blizzard
survival
paranoia
alien life-form
prequel
alien spaceship
aggressive
survival horror
antarctica
research station
body horror
suspenseful
assimilation
norwegian

Details

Status: Released
Release date: October 12, 2011
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Norwegian, Danish
Countries: United States of America, Canada
Production: Universal Pictures,Strike Entertainment,Morgan Creek,Morgan Creek Entertainment
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Joel Edgerton,Ulrich Thomsen,Eric Christian Olsen,Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje,Paul Braunstein,Trond Espen Seim,Kim Bubbs,Jørgen Langhelle,Jan Gunnar Røiseand 7 more
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Writer: Eric Heisserer,John W. Campbell Jr.
Producer: Eric Newman,Marc Abraham,J. Miles Dale,David Foster,Lawrence Turman,Gabrielle Neimand
Cinematography: Michel Abramowicz
Music: Marco Beltrami
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $31,505,287
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0905372