The Thing

2011 103 min ★ 6.2 Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery

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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Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Kate Lloyd

Joel Edgerton

Carter

Ulrich Thomsen

Dr. Sander Halvorson

Eric Christian Olsen

Adam Finch

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Jameson

Paul Braunstein

Griggs

Trond Espen Seim

Edvard Wolner

Kim Bubbs

Juliette

Jørgen Langhelle

Lars

Jan Gunnar Røise

Olav

Details

Director

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Tagline

"It's not human. Yet."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$31,505,287

Production

Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Strike Entertainment

Reviews

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John Chard

October 1, 2019

★ 7/10

Hvem går det? The Thing is directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and adapted to screenplay by Eric Heisserer. It's based on the novel "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell and is a prequel to "John Carpenter's The Thing" from 1982. It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography b...

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Wuchak

September 18, 2023

★ 7/10

**_More of the same with a female protagonist, but well done_** An American paleontologist (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is recruited by a doctor and his assistant (Ulrich Thomsen and Eric Christian Olsen) to travel to a Norwegian base in Antarctica to examine a colossal craft buried under the ice and a nearby frozen specimen. They bring the latter into the base; big mistake. “The Thing” (2011)...