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The Thing
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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The Thing is a film that explores themes of spacecraft, helicopter, space marine. It also touches on based on novel or book and isolation and mutation.
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Director
John Carpenter
Cast
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat
What Critics Say
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It serves the bare serviceable...
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The Thing
Anytime. Anywhere. Anyone.
IMDb
8.1/10
RT Critics
85%
Certified
RT Audience
92%
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Also see:
Director
John Carpenter
Cast
Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat
What Critics Say
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 171 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It serves the bare serviceable...
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