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The Thing

2011 · Film · 103 min

  • Horror
  • Science Fiction
  • Mystery

Plot

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.

About The Thing

The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer, it stars an ensemble cast led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Canada. It tells the story of the Norwegian team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive. The Thing premiered on October 10, 2011, and was released on October 14, 2011. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $31.5 million worldwide on a budget of $38 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.

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Cast

  • Mary Elizabeth WinsteadKate Lloyd
  • Joel EdgertonCarter
  • Ulrich ThomsenDr. Sander Halvorson
  • Eric Christian OlsenAdam Finch
  • Adewale Akinnuoye-AgbajeJameson
  • Paul BraunsteinGriggs
  • Trond Espen SeimEdvard Wolner
  • Kim BubbsJuliette
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