The Thing (1982)Stream and Watch Online

Fancy watching 'The Thing' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some details about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company horror flick.

Released June 25th, 1982, 'The Thing' stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 6,923 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them."

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