The Thing

The Thing

103 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 12, 2011

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

103 mins | Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery | Oct. 12, 2011

The Thing
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions
Original title The Thing
Directors Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., R. Emerson John, Clay Staub, Dug Rotstein
Writers John W. Campbell Jr., Eric Heisserer

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

as Kate Lloyd

Joel Edgerton

as Sam Carter

Ulrich Thomsen

as Dr. Sander Halvorson

Eric Christian Olsen

as Adam Finch

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

as Derek Jameson

Trond Espen Seim

as Edvard Wolner

Kim Bubbs

as Juliette

Stig Henrik Hoff

as Peder

Kristofer Hivju

as Jonas

Jonathan Walker

as Colin

Jo Adrian Haavind

as Henrik

Ole Martin Aune Nilsen

as Heli Pilot

Paul Braunstein

as Griggs

Michael Brown

as Security Guard