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The Thing1982
Overall9.1
Fear8.5
Atmos10.0
Gore7.4
Creature feature
The Thing
2011 · R · 1h 43m
Curator Score7.1/ 10
It's not human. Yet.
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- In theaters
- October 14, 2011
- Home release
- August 4, 2012
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7.1
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Fear5.0
Gore7.0
Atmosphere7.0
Intensity5.0
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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.
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Genres
science-fictionhorror
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Self harmAnimal deathBody fluids
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Details
Budget$38M
Box office$27.4M
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Starring
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Lloyd · Joel Edgerton as Carter · Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Sander Halvorson · Eric Christian Olsen as Adam Finch · Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Jameson · Paul Braunstein as Griggs · Trond Espen Seim as Edvard Wolner · Kim Bubbs as Juliette
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment, Strike Entertainment, Universal Pictures
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