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The Thing (1982) is streaming on Amazon Prime. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Paranoia replaces traditional jump scares as a shape-shifting organism turns a remote research station into a landscape of total mistrust. Practical effects push biology to its most grotesque limits, making every sudden transformation feel visceral and disturbingly real.
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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
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The Thing
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You can stream The Thing (1982) on Amazon Prime with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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8.1/10
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85%
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92%
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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
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