The Thing

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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."

'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Peacock Premium, AMC on Demand, AMC, Amazon Prime Video, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Video, AMC Plus, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Vudu, Peacock, and Spectrum On Demand .

'The Thing' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 25th, 1982 - Buy The Thing Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 9th, 1998 - Buy The Thing DVD

Watch 'The Thing' In Theaters

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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.