The Thing

"It's not human. Yet."

Oct 14 2011 R 1h 43m
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

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.

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Plot

Paleontologist Kate Lloyd is invited by Dr. Sandor Halvorson to join his team who have found something extraordinary. Deep below the Antarctic ice, they have found an alien spacecraft that has been there for perhaps 100,000 years. Not far from where the craft landed, they find the remains of the occupant. It's cut out of the ice and taken back to their camp but as the ice melts, the creature reanimates and not only begins to attack them but manages to infect them, with team members devolving into the alien creature.

Written by

Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr.

Directed by

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Strike Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions, Universal Pictures

Languages

Dansk, Norsk, English

Awards

6 nominations total

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
149,751
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA