A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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Movie1982·109 min
The Thing
Directed by John Carpenter
A horror mystery film directed by John Carpenter.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 1%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
8.1/10
8K ratings
About The Thing
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- isolation loneliness, action combat, wilderness, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, everyman, ensemble, survival, cat and mouse, siege bottle, aliens, genetic bio, body horror, monster creature