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The Thing

Release Date: Friday, October 14, 2011 Theaters

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen

Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Jonathan Walker Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

R Action N/A

  • 3.91 / 5.0
72% 28%

Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
An American scientific expedition to Antarctica makes an incredible discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen “thing” found nearby. They decide to drill through the ice encasement, ultimately freeing the trapped organism and triggering a series of horrific incidents and attacks.
Action Adventure Sci-Fi Prequel

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Who stars in The Thing – Cast List

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Who is making The Thing – Crew List

The film's writer Eric Heisserer last penned Shadow and Bone and Bloodshot.

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Marc Abraham
Eric Newman

Production – What we know about the The Thing

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Key Facts

  • Prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film and the 1951 original, "The Thing From Another World".

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
R Restricted for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
It's Not Human. Yet.
Also known as
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Language
English
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The Thing Trailers and Clips

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The Thing Release Date: When was the film released?

The Thing was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 14 , 2011. The film was released in approximately 2,997 theaters. There were 11 11 other movies released on the same date, including Footloose, The Big Year and The Skin I Live In.

The Thing DVD & Blu-ray Release Date

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