The Thing (1982) - Where to Watch

Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some important things to know about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company horror flick. The Thing starring Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min. The release date of the movie is June 25th, 1982. The movie received a user score of 81/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 7,591 community users.

Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims."

Planning to watch 'The Thing' right from your couch? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - 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 Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Prime Video, and YouTube in the US.