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The Thing

2011 · Movie · 103 min· Updated Apr 2026
⭐6.2
🤢34%
49
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🌐English,Norwegian,Danish· Originally English
Budget:$38MBox Office:$27MRated:R

Also see:

The Thing(1982)Original

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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.

The Thing is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, paranoia, research station. It also touches on alien life-form and prequel and survival.

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Director

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise

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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 poster

The Thing

2011•⭐ 6.2•103 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐English,Norwegian,Danish· Originally English
Budget:$38MBox Office:$27MRated:R
⭐

IMDb

6.2/10

🤢

RT Critics

34%

49

Metacritic

Also see:

The Thing(1982)Original

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.

The Thing is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, paranoia, research station. It also touches on alien life-form and prequel and survival.

Director

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise

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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