Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some quick facts about the Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Strike Entertainment horror flick. The Thing starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min. The release date of the movie is October 14th, 2011. The movie received a user score of 62/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 3,082 registered users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the 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."
Planning to watch 'The Thing' without leaving the house? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Thing' on each platform when they are available. 'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Prime Video in the US.
'The Thing' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 14th, 2011
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
January 31st, 2012
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‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011.
