Moderately so — The Thing mixes scares with other modes. As a cosmic horror film, it scored 6.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.7/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

How many jump scares are in The Thing?

The Thing has 7 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Thing?

The Thing is tagged as cosmic horror, body horror, survival on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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cosmic-horror

The Thing

2011 · R · 1h 43m

It's not human. Yet.

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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Curator Score

6.7

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Strongest on gore and atmosphere.

Jump scares

The Thing has 7 jump scares. Compare counts

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6.7Overall

Fear6.0

Gore8.0

Atmosphere8.0

Genres

science-fictionhorror

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Details

Budget$38M

Box office$27.4M

Directed by

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Written by

Eric Heisserer

Cinematography

Michel Abramowicz

Music

Marco Beltrami

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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