The Thing

Movie · United States

The Thing

1982109 minHorror · Mystery · Science fiction

★ 8.1 / 10 TMDb rating · 8,223 votes

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What is The Thing about?

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Cast

Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney

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