Looking for where to watch 'The Thing' on your favorite screen? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. 'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Microsoft Store, Apple TV Store, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, Prime Video, YouTube in the US.
Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company horror flick. The Thing starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon 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 generated using reviews from 7,811 engaged users.
Looking for a quick synopsis? Here's the plot: "A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims."



















